The Benefits

The primary benefits of a digital identity credential are identity and privacy protection:

Protects against identity theft and fraudulent use of financial, healthcare and government services
Protects privacy
Provides a trusted foundation so people can prove who they are without giving away so much personal information that is stored in so many places, like hospitals, doctors, credit card companies, banks, insurance companies and many others
Gives citizens control of their identity; they decide when they want to present the credential and when they do not
Saves time from being identity vetted and proofed everywhere
Enables more efficient and secure e-government, Web access
Facilitates commerce by providing a basis for trust that can spawn other identities for use by other government agencies and private sector companies

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