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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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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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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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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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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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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