EU PseudoID (EUPsID) is a founding, non-profit association with the purpose of developing and protecting a common European infrastructure for pseudonymous, verifiable digital identities.
The association works for a digital Europe where citizens can participate, communicate and transact without unnecessary data collection, while maintaining high trust, legal validity and full respect for GDPR and eIDAS 2.0.
Purpose
EU PseudoID aims to:
- strengthen citizens' digital self-determination
- enable pseudonymous participation in digital services without surveillance
- support the future EU Digital Identity Wallet with open, interoperable principles
- reduce the need for repeated identifications, document uploads and data copying
- create a trust layer between citizens, organizations and merchants – without central data accumulation
What is PseudoID?
A PseudoID is a verified pseudonym:
- Identity is validated once via EU-approved eID (e.g., MitID)
- Personal data remains outside the PseudoID system itself
- Users can have multiple separate personas for different purposes
- Access can be revoked upon loss of eID – without central user registries
PseudoID is not an account, a social network or a platform – but a trust and access layer that other services can choose to support.
Principles
EU PseudoID is built on the following core principles:
- Privacy by design – no unnecessary data storage
- Pseudonym as default – identity without identity disclosure
- The citizen owns their keys – not platforms or companies
- Openness and transparency – open source where possible
- European foundation – legally, technically and ethically
What we are not
EU PseudoID is:
- not a commercial company
- not a social media
- not a replacement for MitID or national eID solutions
- not a data broker or identity silo
The association provides frameworks and standards, not user profiles or advertising economics.
Organization
EU PseudoID is organized as a founding association with the intention of later establishing an independent, operating foundation.
The work is driven by volunteers and professionals with backgrounds in:
- digital identity
- law and GDPR
- open source and security
- EU regulation and governance
No ownership – no dividends – only purpose.
Status
This domain currently serves as a placeholder.
Work is in early stages with:
- conceptual architecture
- legal clarification
- volunteer recruitment
- dialogue with relevant EU actors
More information to follow.