Biometric Update: eEstonia

Saatja: [email protected] Saaja: "MKM info" Teema: Media inquiry - Biometric Update: eEstonia Kuupäev: 2024-05-06 09:30 Tähelepanu! Tegemist on välisvõrgust saabunud kirjaga. Tundmatu saatja korral palume linke ja faile mitte avada. Hello, My name is Masha Borak and I am a reporter for trade publication Biometric Update. We cover news on biometric technology and digital identity. I am writing to seek clarification on several statements by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications regarding Estonia's digital IDs that were published by EER: https://news.err.ee/1609271010/id-card-to-remain-mandatory-until-european-union-digital-wallet-created More specifically, I would like to ask your office to clarify whether thee will be an obligatory ID in Estonia. As I understand, the electronic ID is not mandatory to use and if the government decided to make the ID card also optional, doesn't that mean that all IDs are optional and therefore people don't need to have one? Or does it mean that citizens must have one form of ID but they can choose which one? The article also states: “Since mobile-ID solutions are also voluntary, the change would eliminate any obligation for electronic ID.” Could you please provide some more context for this? Thank you very much for your time! Best, Masha Borak [email protected] +385957537273