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title: itsme® wants to become the most secure and easiest-to-use digital identity for the Dutch
description: itsme® wants to become the most secure and easiest-to-use digital identity for the Dutch. Read on to find out what makes this digital identity so special.
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# [itsme® wants to become the most secure and easiest-to-use digital identity for the Dutch](https://www.itsme-id.com/en-be/blog/launch-nl)

 Written by [Admin](https://www.itsme-id.com/en-be/blog/author/admin) | February 23, 2023

 

From now on, you can also use the itsme  ®  identity app in the Netherlands. With the recently secured capital injection of €24.7 million to fund its European growth, itsme  ®  aims to offer the Dutch market a secure digital identity app that is easy to use. So, what are the benefits the app is offering?

To begin with, no other identity app in the Netherlands offers such a wide range of services. itsme® combines **four functions in one app**. itsme® enables you to **identify yourself** and **log into websites**, **confirm** transactions and **sign documents** **digitally**.

itsme® distinguishes itself from both DigiD and iDIN not only by its ease of use and the services it offers, but also by its interoperability. With itsme®, you have **one digital identity **and hence** just one app** that you can use everywhere in exactly the same way and which is recognised and accredited by partners in both the private and **public sectors**.

## **What makes itsme****®**** so secure: privacy by design**

The only way an action carried out with itsme® can be confirmed, is through a unique combination of your smartphone, your app and your secret itsme® code (or via biometrics). The app also gives you a **crystal-clear insight** into the action you are taking by indicating exactly what you are doing, what data are being shared and with whom.

An action with itsme® can only be carried out after you, as the user, have given your **explicit approval**. This means you retain control over your data at all times. The app also gives you an **overview** **of all of the actions you have carried out**. Creating an itsme® account takes just two minutes and is 100% digital and secure by reading your NFC ID or passport.

## **Highest eIDAS security status**

All of which means that itsme® meets the strictest security requirements. The itsme® identity app has been recognised since December 2019 as **electronic identification at the highest guarantee level of the European eIDAS regulation**. This gives itsme® the highest possible eIDAS security status. As a result, local authorities, businesses and other organisations where you can use itsme® are also prepared for future laws and regulations and all comply immediately with European directives.

itsme® has been recognised as an eIDAS **Qualified Trust Service Provider** since September 2018. That is why your signature validated by itsme® comes within the ‘qualified’ category and so is considered equivalent to a handwritten or ‘wet’ signature and ensuring your itsme® signature is recognised in every Member State of the European Union.

 

And if you share your data via itsme®, it will always be in line with **GDPR** requirements. Each time itsme® connects with a partner, a careful check is carried out to see which data may be shared. itsme® is designed to be able to share data according to specific purposes. For example, a telecom provider may only need a telephone number, while a bank needs your full identity. itsme® also complies with the banking sector’s **PSD2 **and** AML** guidelines.

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