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EU wants every citizen to have a digital identity wallet by the end of 2026

Union is racing toward a legal deadline that would put a government-backed digital identity wallet on every citizen's phone by the end of 2026 — even as digital rights groups warn the technology meant to protect privacy is unfinished and could make Europeans easier to track.

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Union is racing toward a legal deadline that would put a government-backed digital identity wallet on every citizen's phone by the end of 2026 — even as digital rights groups warn the technology meant to protect privacy is unfinished and could make Europeans easier to track.

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Union is racing toward a legal deadline that would put a government-backed digital identity wallet on every citizen's phone by the end of 2026 — even as digital rights groups warn the technology meant to protect privacy is unfinished and could make Europeans easier to track.

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