The European digital identity wallet is expected to let users present documents such as identity cards, driving licences and diplomas from their phones while sharing only the necessary information. The eIDAS 2 regulation requires each member state to offer the wallet by the end of 2026, while France plans to develop it from France Identité with availability announced for early 2027. Attestations will remain in the user’s wallet, without creating a single European database, so existing administrative databases and the risks associated with them will remain in place. Security will depend on authentication, encryption and resistance to attacks, but phishing and the correlation of certain identifiers or signatures could still enable scams or tracking. In France, the DGFiP revealed in February that FICOBA had been accessed fraudulently, potentially exposing the banking details, identity and addresses of holders of around 1.2 million accounts.
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