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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Jakub Krupa

Convenient or intrusive? How Poland has embraced digital ID cards

People dine outside in old town of Gdansk, Poland, as other cycle past
More than 8 million Poles already use the mObywatel app. Photograph: bincidaphoto/Alamy

Much is being said about Poland’s economy potentially overtaking Britain by 2030, but in some areas Poles are already ahead.

They can produce a digital identity card or driving licence and use an array of public services using a mobile app, mObywatel. When accessing it for the first time, users have to verify their identity by logging into electronic banking, using a digitally enabled physical ID card, or through a special “trusted profile” online.

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