Background & Purpose
Criminals often use digital identities to commit fraud or financial crimes. Authorities currently face hurdles in accessing this information due to strict company privacy rules.
Proposals & Debate
The government proposed that e-ID companies and crypto-asset firms must share user information when requested by police. This aims to close gaps that criminals exploit to hide their tracks during financial transactions.
The Decision
The parliament approved the proposal, meaning authorities will soon have a direct line to request information from these private companies.
Does this affect you?
- Law enforcement agencies: They gain a new, faster tool to track suspects and investigate financial crimes.
- E-identification providers: They must now comply with information requests from police, overriding previous privacy protections.
- Crypto-asset users: Their transaction and identity data becomes more accessible to authorities during criminal investigations.
In Practice
- Police can request data on how a specific e-ID was used against financial services.
- Companies providing e-ID services must hand over information even if they are usually bound by secrecy.
- Crypto-asset firms face stricter requirements to report or share data with authorities.
- The new rules will be fully active starting May 1, 2026.