Will the State publish the details of the privacy guarantees of the design and the deployment of the system? It needs to be integrated into a system and the actual reality of creating such a privacy-preserving age-verification system is hugely complex. By the end of 2026, all EU countries will be required to offer a digital identity wallet that would allow people to access public and private services and to store and display digital documents from their mobile phones. Anonymous, no moreThe European Commission will not be providing a unique European Digital Identity. Rather, each member state will create their own national digital identity wallet.

Source: Irish Examiner January 27, 2026 04:11 UTC