This paper addresses critical questions surrounding the security of government-issued identity documents and their potential misuse, with an emphasis on understanding the perspectives of ordinary citizens across Europe and the United States of America. Drawing upon research on technology acceptance and diffusion, the research focuses on understanding the factors that influence users' adoption of novel identity management solutions. Our methodology includes a comprehensive, census-representative survey spanning citizens from France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the USA. The paper's findings underscore a robust confidence in government-issued identity documents, contrasted by a lower trust in private sector services, including social media platforms and email accounts. The adoption of artificial intelligence for identity verification remains contested, with a significant percentage of respondents undecided, indicating a need for explicit explanation and transparency about its implementation and related risks. Public sentiment leans towards acceptance of government data collection for identification purposes; however, the sharing of this data with private entities elicits more apprehension.

翻译：本文探讨了政府签发身份证件的安全性及其潜在滥用的关键问题，重点在于理解欧洲和美国普通公民的观点。基于技术接受与扩散的研究，本研究的核心在于理解影响用户采纳新型身份管理解决方案的因素。我们的研究方法包括一项涵盖法国、德国、意大利、西班牙、英国和美国公民的、具有人口普查代表性的全面调查。研究结果突显了公众对政府签发身份证件的强烈信心，与此形成对比的是对私营部门服务（包括社交媒体平台和电子邮件账户）的较低信任度。将人工智能用于身份验证的接受度仍存在争议，相当大比例的受访者持不确定态度，这表明需要对其具体实施及相关风险进行明确的解释和透明度说明。公众情绪倾向于接受政府为身份识别目的收集数据；然而，将这些数据与私营实体共享则引发了更多的担忧。