Switzerland reveals branding for its Swiyu digital ID wallet
Switzerland has presented a new design and branding for its national digital identity wallet app Swiyu, as the country prepares…
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eID among key themes of Digital Switzerland Strategy
Digital sovereignty, cyber resilience and the introduction of a national electronic identity (eID) are the three key themes of Switzerland’s…
Zurich Airport rolls out EES biometric border control with secunet
Zurich Airport is the latest Schengen border to implement the European Union’s Entry/Exit System (EES), launching the biometric border control…
Switzerland closer to facial recognition at airports
Swiss airports and airlines may soon be permitted to deploy facial recognition. On Wednesday, the Federal Council adopted proposed amendments…
Switzerland starts legal consultations for biometric ID cards
The Swiss government is laying down the legal groundwork for the introduction of biometric identity cards by the end of…
Committee wants to cancel Swiss e-ID vote result
The referendum committee that opposed the Swiss e-ID wants the vote to be annulled. Swiss citizens voted in favor of…
Swiss endorse digital ID plan in narrow referendum approval
Swiss citizens yesterday September 28 voted in favour of a government move to introduce a digital ID in a referendum…
Hasty government digitalization makes democracies more vulnerable, says researcher
Does the digital transformation of the state make a democracy more vulnerable to illiberal developments, autocratic forces, or concentrations of…
Overseas Swiss gives the thumbs up to national e-ID Act
The Council of the Swiss Abroad has passed a resolution in favor of the new Electronic Identity Act, which will…
Swiss govt campaigns in favor of eID before referendum
As Switzerland approaches its referendum on electronic identity, the government is attempting to present arguments in favor of the digital…
