What are EU digital identity wallets? The benefits and risks explained

NewsWorldEuropeWhat are EU digital identity wallets? The benefits and risks explainedThe EU ID wallet will allow users to identify themselves anywhere in the European UnionMaryline Laurent The Conversation & Claire Levallois-Barth Friday 17 April 2026 14:23 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2958154","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/eu-digital-identity-wallet-eudiw-b2958154.html","title":"What are EU digital identity wallets? The benefits and risks explained"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-10463","index":0}The EU ID wallet will allow users to identify themselves anywhere in the European Union (Getty)On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","reg...