Switzerland to Introduce Digital ID Cards After Razor-Thin Referendum

Good news! We are living now at the end of the first quarter of the 21st century! About time!

Shows again that the Swiss citizens have common sense and prefer practical solutions!

"... Proponents have noted that it will be an optional system, and that government authorities or private firms which use the system will be prohibited from obtaining more information than is needed from the digital ID card. ...

The IDs, which will function as a smartphone app, will be used to access government services, provide age verification, and enable virtual transactions, such as opening a bank account or starting a mobile phone contract.

The government is also said to be planning to use the system to introduce digital travel tickets and potentially use it to develop an e-voting system. ..."

Switzerland to Introduce Digital ID Cards After Razor-Thin Referendum "Digital identity cards are set to be introduced in Switzerland after voters narrowly approved a referendum on Sunday."