mCitizen is simply a free mobile application designed for the Ministry of Digital Affairs, allowing access to authoritative e-services and electronic documents. Developed by the technological and Academic Computer Network (NASK), it is now developed by the Central Centre of Information Technology. A trusted profile is needed for its use.
Easy access to a digital identity card brings many problems. Many people do not carry out a reliable verification of its authenticity, and false versions of mCitizen can easy be bought online – reported the Demagog portal. The study shows that fake applications are currently inexpensive and easy accessibleand their prices start from 20 PLN. For an additional 60 PLN you can access the mCitizen's imitation program, which is to reflect the first One to one.
Moreover, you can besides find offers to buy origin code to make your own applications. We will pay 200 PLN for entering criminal business. any offer discounts or free access to the app for inviting friends – reads on the portal.
Children and Elections
Vendors say they offer digital collector copies, which are expected to be utilized to play with friends or goals educational. However, this is only an excuse due to the fact that it is illegal to counterfeit papers and usage false versions.
It turns out that offers of creating false mProviding are frequently targeted at people under 18. 1 advertisement encouraged the acquisition of the application as it would enable minors to buy alcohol or another adult products.
Demagog stresses that peculiar attention should be paid to upcoming presidential elections in this context. In the polling venue you can usage mProvidence alternatively of conventional identity card to cast a vote. The identity theft so poses a hazard that the impostor will vote on behalf of another person.
This can be verified
The Ministry of Digital Affairs is aware of the problem and is trying to make it public. The government website prepares a full list of visual elements to which attention should be paid in order to admit whether the evidence is original. These are features specified as: ornament pattern, dynamic hologram changing the colour, flying the Polish flag, current date and time, green message Valid document, date of last update of data.
Other methods of authentication mProviding are cryptographic and functional method. The first is the most advanced and consists in scanning the QR code generated by the application (you can besides usage the numeric code located under QR). In the second method, the authenticity of the application environment is checked by switching between different application functions.
