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The German federal government plans to issue an electronic citizen card (eID) in 2009, replacing the current identity card (Personalausweis). Since the eID should be good for identification in E-government as well as E-business applications, it is aimed to be used in the banking environment. One application would be opening a bank account in the internet. If this was possible, the process would be much easier than today. However, German law still requires a physical ID card. We will discuss the opportunities and the challenges of possible usage of eID in banking.
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General German Fiscal Law “Abgabenordnung”, issued October 1st 2002 (BGBl. I S. 3866; 2003 I S. 61), latest amendment December 21th 2007 (BGBl. I S. 3198).
German Money Laundering Law “Geldwäschegesetz”, issued October 25th 1993, Bundesgesetzblatt (BGBl. I S. 1770), latest amendment December 21th 2007 (BGBl. I S. 3089).
Büger, Matthias; Esslinger, Bernhard; Koy, Henrik: Das deutsche Signaturbündnis. In: DuD — Datenschutz und Datensicherheit No. 3, 2004, p. 133–140.
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Büger, M. (2009). Deployment of German Electronic Citizen Cards in Banking: Opportunities and Challenges. In: Pohlmann, N., Reimer, H., Schneider, W. (eds) ISSE 2008 Securing Electronic Business Processes. Vieweg+Teubner. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-8348-9283-6_41
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