Felicitas Pojtinger 🌅So, it turns out the German implementation of eIDAS (electronic ID wallet for e.g. age attestation) will require an Apple/Google account to function
Absolutely pathetic
If a German citizen gets sanctioned by the US government, once this is implemented (later this year), that means they will no longer be able to be a participating member of German society, e.g. to show their (digital) driver's license to traffic police
mjarteaga@pojntfx This scenario raises two main conflicts:
Availability and Access: The GDPR and EU principles require that access to fundamental rights not depend on third countries. Forcing a citizen to accept the terms and conditions of a private U.S. company in order to use their state-issued identity is viewed by many regulators as coercion that invalidates the “free consent” required by the GDPR. 1/2
Availability and Access: The GDPR and EU principles require that access to fundamental rights not depend on third countries. Forcing a citizen to accept the terms and conditions of a private U.S. company in order to use their state-issued identity is viewed by many regulators as coercion that invalidates the “free consent” required by the GDPR. 1/2
@pojntfx Mitigation Measures in Germany and the EU 2/3
Interoperability between Member States: According to the regulation, if the German wallet fails due to a lockout, citizens should be able to legally use any other certified wallet from another EU country to identify themselves for German services.
Richard Wonka@mjarteaga id be e interested in a list of those alternatives - and their details
@richardwonka Interoperability is at the heart of the new eIDAS 2.0 Regulation (EU 2024/1183). Its aim is to ensure that any citizen of the European Union can use their national digital wallet to identify themselves and carry out administrative procedures in any other Member State without difficulty...1/4