National Council committee only wants to make selective changes to the e-ID bill
Published: Friday, Feb 23rd 2024, 16:40
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Around three years after the no vote at the ballot box, a new attempt is being made in parliament to introduce an e-ID, this time with a state solution. The National Council committee responsible is convinced by the Federal Council's proposal and only wants to make a few changes.
In the overall vote, the Legal Affairs Committee of the National Council (RK-N) approved the Federal Council's proposal by 21 votes to 0 with 3 abstentions, as reported by the Parliamentary Services on Friday. The matter will be dealt with in the spring session.
The Commission is asking the Council to make a number of changes to the draft in order to further increase the protection of personal data and emphasize the role of the Confederation. Specifically, it is calling for an expansion of the architecture to ensure anonymous identification, for example to enable anonymous online proof of age.
It also wants the source code of the trust infrastructure software to be published in full and the Confederation to publish disclosure guidelines and carry out security tests. In order to further increase the protection of personal data, the Commission also requests that the E-ID be revoked immediately if the security of the system can no longer be guaranteed.
For all authorities
According to current plans, electronic proof of identity will be offered from 2026. Use of the e-ID is to be voluntary and free of charge. The Federal Council would like the infrastructure required to operate the E-ID to also be used by cantonal and municipal authorities as well as private individuals to issue electronic proof of identity.
A total of around CHF 182 million will be required between 2023 and 2028 for the development and operation of the trust infrastructure, the issue of the e-ID and the pilot projects. The operating costs from 2029 are estimated at around CHF 25 million per year.
In a first attempt, the e-ID Act - with a private solution - failed at the ballot box in March 2021.
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