Digital identity cards are set to be introduced in Switzerland after voters narrowly approved a referendum on Sunday.

Despite the majority of the cantons voting against the e-ID legislation, a razor-thin majority of 50.39 per cent of the Swiss public voted in favour of introducing digital identification, Blich reported.

The IDs, which will function as a smartphone app, will be used to access government services, provide age verification, and enable virtual transactions, such as opening a bank account or starting a mobile phone contract.

The government is also said to be planning to use the system to introduce digital travel tickets and…

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