Topic: Trends

Buggy Law 9: eIDAS at the Crossroads Between Law and Technology

In a series of posts we have examined eIDAS with a lingering question: Can legislation have bugs? That is, can it contain “errors or imperfections that reduce reliability, performance, or user experience” – like bugs in computer software? eIDAS is the EU law that controls online identification and online signatures for the public sector in all EU states. The time has arrived for a summary.
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Buggy Law 8: eIDAS as Software Engineering

Can legislation have bugs? In a series of posts we have examined eIDAS, the EU law that controls online identification and online signatures for the public sector in EU states. If this legislation is viewed as a software development project – how does it measure up against the state of the art in software engineering?
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Buggy Law 7: eIDAS Urgent Amendments

Can legislation have bugs? That is, can it contain “errors or imperfections that reduce reliability, performance, or user experience” – just like bugs do in computer software? In a series of posts we have examined eIDAS, the EU law that controls online identification and online signatures for the public sector in all EU states. It is time for some action.
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Buggy Law 6: eIDAS and Terminology

Can legislation have bugs? That is, can it contain “errors or imperfections that reduce reliability, performance, or user experience” – just like bugs do in computer software? In a series of posts we have found flaws of commission and omission in eIDAS, the EU law that controls online identification and online signatures for the public sector in all EU states. Now it’s time for terminology.
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Buggy Law 5: eIDAS and Personal Identity

Can legislation have bugs? That is, can it contain “errors or imperfections that reduce reliability, performance, or user experience” – just like bugs do in computer software? This is a series of posts where we take a bottom-up view of eIDAS, the EU law that controls online identification and online signatures for the public sector in all EU states.
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Buggy Law 4: eIDAS and Trust Services

Can legislation have bugs? That is, can it contain “errors or imperfections that reduce reliability, performance, or user experience” – just like bugs do in computer software? This is a series of posts where we dissect eIDAS, the EU law that controls online identification and online signatures for the public sector in all EU states.
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Buggy Law 3: eIDAS Meets Engineering

Can legislation have bugs? That is, can it contain “errors or imperfections that reduce reliability, performance, or user experience” – just like bugs do in computer software? This is a series of posts where we examine eIDAS, the EU law that controls online identification and online signatures for the public sector in all EU states, and its consequences.
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Buggy Law 2: eIDAS Without Digital DNA

Can legislation have bugs? That is, can it contain “errors or imperfections that reduce reliability, performance, or user experience” – just like bugs do in computer software? In this post we will find out more about how eIDAS handles digital DNA. eIDAS is the EU law that controls online identification and online signatures for the public sector in all EU states.
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Buggy Law 1: eIDAS, An Experience

Can legislation have bugs? That is, can it contain “errors or imperfections that reduce reliability, performance, or user experience” – just like bugs do in computer software? If so, surely only obscure law in obscure corners of the world? Not eIDAS, a major piece of legislation controlling public sector online services in all of the EU? Please no, tell me no.
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Digitala underskrifter: Var är juristerna? (in Swedish)

Digitala underskrifter förenklar livet. Det gäller både privat och offentlig sektor. Varje underskrift är juridik i praktisk handling. Eller förresten. Det kanske är IT i praktisk handling?
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