Electronic Identity Adoption: Online Survey

SSEDIC (Scoping the Single European Digital Identity Community), a thematic network funded under the European Commission CIP ICT PSP program, conducted an online survey on the use of electronic identity (eID) in 2012. The fundamental goal of the survey was to collect the information on the use of electronic identity by the wider European public and its opinions on eID regulation, use, and privacy issues. The 2012 eID Adoption Survey is a continuation of the 2011 eID Adoption Survey conducted by SSEDIC. Compared to the 2011 survey, which was aimed at eID experts, the 2012 iteration of the survey was modified in order to make the survey comprehensive for non-experts and to reach for a wider public. At the same time, the approach and structure of the survey as well as the user profile was similar, which allows the comparison of the results up to a certain level. This paper summarizes the major findings of the survey according to the research topics: use of electronic identity, use of e-signature, opinions on eID regulation and policy, privacy issues, eID federation, and secure electronic document exchange.