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RE: Walk&Talk 3: Digital Identity
I think in all of the EU people have a similar ID card now. Plus lots of other electronic cards that have a similar purpose. Bank cards, credit cards, driving licence, health insurance cards, down to silly stuff like Payback cards and such. And even the mobile phone can be used to identify someone. It can be convenient, but it also has its risks. No system is 100% safe, and if your identity is hijacked, it can get really ugly.
Yes, the EU is working at providing electronic ID cards to all its citizens and making its digital identification platforms interoperable.
This systems are very secure because the encryption keys never leave the chip card, which is only connected to other device at the moment of operation. Mobile phones are not nearly as secure because, despite the fact they have a secure chip (the SIM card), it is permanently connected to the phone, and mobile carrier procedures for SIM duplication are not secure.
However, as you said, no system is 100% safe. In october 2017, a vulnerability affecting millions of cards, including some Estonian an Spanish ID, was disclosed.