> In short, companies will have much more control of the data they wish to share. What does that even mean? Even in that context. > Most users will access the

> In short, companies will have much more control of the data they wish to share. What does that even mean? Even in that context. > Most users will access the EU Digital ID wallet in the form of a smartphone app. Why the EU thinks, presumes or pretends I have a smartphone? If they want me to use a smartphone and obligate me to purchase one, then they should also provide a free or super cheap alternative phone + line contract. Every time I read something like this it urges me to put together some ESP32 plus a Modem, write an email and chat client, and throw away my current phone. When they'll ask me about my phone, I would pull out some ugly 3d printed case. > A key aim of any EU wallet is therefore to give EU-based businesses a strong, secure and powerful tool for authentication. And all this should be safe until someone steals Thales encryption keys, as already happened in the past (Thales was formerly known as Gemalto).