However, opponents of identity cards have raised concerns about civil liberties, and what they see as unnecessary data collection and intrusion by the state.

"A Digital Identity should be a front door for the citizen to government services and not a backdoor for the government to the citizen's data," states Joseph Carson, chief security scientist & advisory CISO, of Delinea. "A strong digital identity is one that gives the citizen the ability to audit the government's use of the citizen’s data and be able to hold them accountable for their actions.

"When a government wants to adopt a digital identity that is the first step into a true digital society, then they cannot expect that trust is assumed and they will have to build trust with the citizens over time by ensuring that it is a system of transparency for the citizen.”