Digital Identity Management in Norway Is a Catastrophe

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Marte Eidsand Kjørven, a professor at the University of Oslo, highlights serious challenges in Norway's digital identity management, despite its successes.
Private solutions like BankID, Buypass, and Comfides have enabled digitalization but raise issues of social exclusion, ID abuse, and inadequate legal protection.
Digital exclusion severely affects vulnerable groups, including the elderly and people with disabilities, denying them access to essential services and societal participation.
ID fraud leads to financial ruin, miscarriages of justice, and human rights violations, with significant losses channeled into organized crime.
The lack of a holistic national strategy and governance results in fragmented responsibilities, poor coordination, and opaque decision-making processes.
The SODI project's report, involving collaboration with institutions in Norway and Estonia, offers recommendations for improved management and legal protections.
Marianne Henriksen of the Tax Administration endorses the report's criticism as constructive and valuable for public sector improvement.

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