Six out of ten Germans are not averse to an electronic wallet for ID cards, driving licenses and health cards, the so-called “digital identity wallet”. This is shown by a new survey by the Berlin digital association BITKOM among 1,004 people aged 16 and over.
“Most people in Germany are fed up with paperwork and paperwork. From one day to the next, around two thirds of Germans used digital vaccination certificates and apps for contact tracking during the corona pandemic. This proves how quickly digital applications can become established when they are easy to do and the immediate benefits are great,” said BITKOM President Achim Berg.
Fear of data misuse
Even if there is great interest, a good third (35 percent) are skeptical about the ID wallet. 63 percent of those who do not want to use the wallet are worried that third parties will misuse their data. 57 percent have security concerns and 53 percent are concerned about application privacy.
30 percent of those who don't want to use an ID wallet are afraid of doing something wrong. In their own opinion, 24 percent do not have a suitable device, such as a technically very up-to-date smartphone. In their opinion, 20 percent do not know enough about digital things.
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Source: press release
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