[Chapter-delegates] ISOC France consulted on "IDénum" by the Ministry
Patrick Vande Walle
patrick at vande-walle.eu
Thu Feb 25 06:47:23 PST 2010
Dear Odile and Gérard,
Three years ago, the Belgian authorities have
introduced the electronic identity card, with chip and PIN. Website here:
http://eid.belgium.be/fr/ (French and Dutch). The only widespread use I am
aware of is to allow people to file their taxes trough the Internet. It is
also used when requesting birth certificates, by the police for identity
checks, etc. See for example the income tax web site:
http://www.taxonweb.be/
The adoption by the private sector has been very
low. There once was a project between authorities and Microsoft to use this
ID card to identify minors when they want to access adult discussion fora,
but I am not sure it ever materialized. I know one insurance company where
purchasing contracts online is possible with this ID card.
In general,
the public is quite reluctant to use such tools when they are unsure what
it is being used for and by whom. The fact that its usefulness is limited
to the home country is certainly playing a role, too.
On the practical
side, adoption may also have been slowed by the technical environment
required. A limited choice of supported reading devices, operating systems
and browsers means it is not easy to get it to work. See for example
http://eid.belgium.be/fr/Comment_installer_l_eID/Quick_Install/ It fails
teh "clueless grandmother test" every time.
Hope this helps,
Gérard,
toutes mes félicitations pour votre élection. Au plaisir de vous rencontrer
bientôt.
Patrick Vande Walle
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On
Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:18:39 +0100, Odile Ambry wrote: Sent on behalf of
Gérard Dantec, recently elected Isoc France Chair who will be subscribed to
the list very shortly! Odile
Hello
I'm Gerard Dantec, recently elected
president of the French chapter. I have a question for the list.
The
French Minister responsible for development of the digital economy
(Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet) opens a consultation and asks the French
chapter of ISOC to participate. The subject is "IDéNum": new label for easy
and secure access to various online services.
To authenticate, the user
must connect a physical medium (mobile phone, smart card, USB or MP3)
containing a certificate, and dial a PIN.
Do you have similar
experiences in your country, and if so, can you share information with us
i.e achievements, problems that aroused, etc...
This way, the French
chapter can submit to the Minister a statement of projects for which the
chapters of ISOC provide standby or in which they are directly or
indirectly involved
Best regards
Gérard Dantec
Président
Internet
Society France
+33 6 08 32 21 33
gerard.dantec at isoc.fr
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