By Júlia Tar ( October 29, 2026, 11:20 GMT | Comment) -- Providers of blockchain-based identity and document verification tools, including digital wallets, could face additional General Data Protection Regulation duties when sharing data about people they can't identify under EU governments’ digital simplification package position, an industry group has warned. Lawyers differ over the implications, while privacy advocates caution against weakening safeguards.Providers of blockchain-based identity and document verification tools, including digital wallets, could struggle to assess their General Data Protection Regulation duties under EU governments’ digital simplification plans because they may not know who can identify individuals from publicly available records, industry representatives warn....
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