Biometric, by Alessandro Mascellino: The European Commission announced the impending launch of at least four large-scale pilots to test the deployment of the European Digital Identity Wallet, with a new call for proposals pointed out by Ronny Khan of the Norwegian Digitalisation Agency.
The pilots will deploy the European Digital Identity Wallet (DIW) in national eID ecosystems operated by Member States.
They will also look at the successful implementation of the revised eIDAS regulatory framework by public and private sector service providers to exchange digital identity credentials across Member States.
The Commission first unveiled plans in September 2020 for the development of trusted digital identities that can be used throughout the EU.
Almost a year later, the EU confirmed it was working on a new digital wallet, secured by biometrics, that would allow EU citizens to verify their ID, access public and private services across the bloc, and store digital documents.
The official launch of the digital ID wallet is scheduled to take place in September 2022. Ahead of its release, the Commission is now calling on Member States to work on a toolbox that would address the technical aspects of the future system. Proposals for the pilots are due on May 17, 2022, the EC call for proposals states.
The new tender comes roughly a week after the publication of the aforementioned call of proposals, which also aims to “accelerate the best use of technologies under the Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL).”
To shed light on the EU Digital Identity Wallet and its future applications, the trainees of the European Data Protection Supervisor and European Data Protection Board have recently published the first two episodes of a three-part podcast series.
The first episode, in particular, highlights a discussion between Viky Manaila, one of the experts assessing the impact of the revision of the eIDAS Regulation in support of the European Commission, and Isabel Skierka, the program leader for Technology Policy.
The technology experts first introduce the EU DIW and explore the way it works in relation to applicable European legislation (especially GDPR and eIDA), as well as the key risks and benefits in relation to data protection.
They also explore similarities with the Apple wallet as well as the European Commission’s efforts to create competition in the context of the Digital Markets Act proposal.
Our Comment:
Will Sabbath keepers be targeted and restricted from buying and selling by a similar platform?
Prophetic Link:
“The adherents of truth are now called upon to choose between disregarding a plain requirement of God’s Word or forfeiting their liberty. If we yield the Word of God and accept human customs and traditions, we may still be permitted to live among men, to buy and sell, and have our rights respected. But if we maintain our loyalty to God it must be at the sacrifice of our rights among men, for the enemies of God’s law have leagued together to crush out independent judgment in matters of religious faith and control the consciences of men….” Last Day Events, page 141.2.
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Maureen Franklin
Monday April 18th, 2022 at 10:32 PMSeventh day Adventist have long taught the day would come when those who were faithful to God and refused to follow a false system of worship would be ostracised and unable to buy or sell. Revelation 13:11-17. We believe this to involve accepting Sunday (set up by the papacy and accepted by most Protestant churches) in place of God’s holy seventh day Sabbath given in the ten commandments which have never been done away with. To many this has seemed impossible even irrational. Even Seventh day Adventist have wondered at times,especially the enforcing of the no buy no sell unless you have the mark of the beast scenario. Well there have been many changes, over the years, in world politics, community attitudes eg political correctness, wokeism and the evangelical push to make religion the controlling force in politics. These make the events of revelation 13 much more feasible. The advances in technology, the rise of the internet etc now mean that it is becoming more possible by the day to track and penalise people who do not conform. And we are becoming much more used to conforming thanks to covid rules. There is only one way to keep in touch with God’s reality and our thoughts in line with His and that is to yield our lives to Him. He promises never to leave us and he has given us the bible to guide us. ‘This is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent’ John 17:39