Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, 16 Sep 2020 Union Address

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, in her State of the Union address, 16 September 2020:

“Every time an App or website asks us to create a new digital identity or to easily log on via a big platform, we have no idea what happens to our data in reality. That is why the Commission will propose a secure European e-identity. One that we trust and that any citizen can use anywhere in Europe to do anything from paying your taxes to renting a bicycle. A technology where we can control ourselves what data is used and how. (https://ec.europa.eu/info/strategy/priorities-2019-2024/europe-fit-digital-age/european-digital-identity_en)"

This means you can be identified centrally but it also means you can easily be cut off from these services.

Source: European Commission

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