Citizens can decide to whom they will give access to these types of information. The digital safe-deposit should be located at the web sites of the municipialities. For the protection of the safe-deposits the commission suggests to give each Dutch citizen an electronic identity card with biometrics information. T he Commission thinks that the introduction of the system will give a boost to the digitalisation of Dutch society. New developments like electronic commerce and payment systems for driving have a clear need for the availability of reliable personal data that easily can be transferred and checked.
Citizens can give companies or others access to their safe-deposit.
That is really an advantage, when for instance a pharmaceutical wants to check what medicine his patient is taking,' Snellen told the Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant. It will enhance his position in the information society. He does not longer have to search for official data, or fill in over and over again the same inquiries. The citizen wants to shop worldwide and wants to vote on Internet. Our proposal stimulates these developments because reliable personal data are hard to find on the Internet.