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The Evolution of the e-ID card in Belgium: Data Privacy and Multi-Application Usage

Authors:
Alea Fairchild
Bruno de Vuyst

Keywords: e-ID; privacy; transparency; applications.

Abstract:
Since mandating in 2004 that all Belgian citizens carry electronic identification cards (e-ID), Belgium has been at the forefront of trends in electronic identification. As an e-ID card has become a necessity for service provisioning, the government has also started with distribution of e-ID cards to non-Belgians and children under the age of 12. Up until quite recently, the e-ID card only held the basic information of citizenship. This paper will examine the evolution of the e-ID card, and discuss the privacy issues of multi-application data on one card as the recent announcement of data for additional applications reopens the discussion of data linkage and data privacy for a card that is mandatory in usage.

Pages: 13 to 16

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2012

Publication date: January 30, 2012

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-3956

ISBN: 978-1-61208-176-2

Location: Valencia, Spain

Dates: from January 30, 2012 to February 4, 2012