What is the QR code present on the new identity card?<

Smaller and more secure, the new national identity card is officially deployed in all French departments since Monday August 2, 2021.More compact than the previous one with its "credit card" type format, it has additional security elements such as a QR code.The latter is visible on the back of the card, top left and above the electronic chip.This a very popular digital tool lately has also been used for the health pass.And many see its presence on the new identity card as a way of being monitored more effectively.

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This new card is much more secure compared to the old established in 1995.According to figures from the Ministry of the Interior, some 45,000 identity usurpations were found in France in 2019 and 9,000 fake papers have also been arrested on the border.

It also takes a digital turn allowing certain administrative procedures in particular thanks to this famous QR code.The latter electronically certifies that your document is authentic thanks to a single digital signature.On the other hand, it contains your identity data as your first name, name or date of birth.

Thus, when verifying your identity title by administrations such as the Family Allowance Fund (CAF), the QR code may be read.It makes it possible to ensure that the information corresponds to what is written in the front of the card.Finally, a secure telephone will also be used by the police to scan this QR code during a border control or during a simple identity control.