Digital Identity, Privacy & Cybersecurity EN

Public Security Test of the Covid Certificate: BFH assists with security

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The first Covid certificates have been issued in the cantons since 7 June 2021. At the end of June, the system is to be introduced throughout…

The role of the E-ID for digital government

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In the strategic visions of the future for the transformation of the administration, digital infrastructures play a central role. A widely used…

The unspoken about the E-ID debacle

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After the resounding rejection at the ballot box, people are already thinking about the next E-ID law without any deeper understanding. It would…

A brief history of E-IDs

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E-ID concepts were neither a matter of course nor did they fall from the sky. They are the result of years of discussion, research, piloting…

Is the E-ID now the “digital passport”? – A clarification

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A heated discussion arose around the question of what an E-ID is. It cannot be answered in one sentence. For there are legal as well as practical…

Handling personal data according to the BGEID – Part 2

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On 7 March 2021, a vote will be held on the BGEID, i.e. the Federal Act on Electronic Identification Services. In Part 1, an overview of data…