<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">Will this be the end of anonymity on the net in Europe?</span></div>
<div><br></div><div>"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; ">One card for everything: soon, citizens will identify themselves using a single card in many parts of the real and virtual world. Not only that, but the future Electronic Citizen Card (ECC) can be outfitted with a passport function (e-passport) and an electronic ID (e-ID). As such, users will be able to chat on Web sites, shop on the Internet, or even painlessly change their official residence and confirm their identities online throughout Europe."</span></div>
<div><br></div><a href="http://www.gi-de.com/portal/page?_pageid=44,133792&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL">http://www.gi-de.com/portal/page?_pageid=44,133792&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL</a><div><br></div><div><br>
</div><div>- Nicolas</div>