EUDI Wallets: data and trust

About this episode

This episode asks if users, issuers, and relying parties can actually trust the European Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet. It addresses cross-border fragmentation, data fields and why storing less data makes you more secure against hackers. Guest expert: Esther Makaay, VP of Digital Identity at Signicat & Member of EUDI Wallet Consortium. She's an expert in trust frameworks, digital IDs and eID schemes. KEY MOMENTS: (00:00) Episode teaser and introduction (02:30) Will there be one EUDI Wallet? (05:07) Core data fields in the EUDI Wallet (10:17) Cross-border fragmentation (11:21) Business and employee wallets (13:45) The mortgage application use case (22:38) How to incentivise data issuers (25:30) The role of data brokers (28:30) Selective disclosure for relying parties (33:55) Built-in data minimisation (38:31) User concerns: UX and trust (42:08) Final takeaways --- USEFUL RESOURCES: The EUDI Wallet Guide for organisations ⁠⁠EUDI Wallet testing sandbox⁠⁠ by Signicat --- CONNECT WITH US: • Guest ⁠⁠Esther Makaay⁠⁠⁠ An internationally recognised expert in digital wallets and identity with a strong background in internet technology. • Host ⁠⁠⁠⁠Lucie Roulland⁠⁠⁠⁠ A self-d