Security News > 2024 > June > The biggest downsides of digital ID adoption

One of the obstacles on the road to broad adoption of the Digital ID concept is the lack of a general legislative framework for this form of identity proofing.

In particular, 74% of respondents underscore the necessity for global digital ID standards and legislation to ensure interoperability of such IDs across borders.

The unified approach will become a pivot for establishing a consistently high reliability rate for Digital ID and contributing to the evolution of the IDV market.

This process will begin, since 72% of surveyed stakeholders believe the integration of digital IDs helps develop a robust global digital economy.

"Digital ID represents a significant change in how we approach identity verification, offering a brand-new dimension to our existing frameworks. However, the introduction of Digital ID as it now stands will not lead to the disruption of the IDV market. There are many signals indicating the need for long-term support of current identification types. While countries can adopt the new approach at their own pace domestically, a global shift to Digital IDs must be ubiquitous," said Ihar Kliashchou, CTO at Regula.

"This transition is hampered by various obstacles associated with political and economic issues, as well as a lack of universal public recognition of the technology. Eventually, obtaining Digital IDs will likely require presenting physical passports or ID cards, at least during the initial issuance stage. Even after the appearance of a complete ICAO standard for Digital ID, its worldwide adoption and the development of such a system will take time, and may involve considerable costs. Until this happens, we are just beginning to research the potential of this novelty," concluded Kliashchou.

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