The EU’s incoming digital identity wallet has sparked claims on social media and by politicians that Brussels intends to strip away citizens’ privacy and exert control over their lives. The wallet, which is still in the pipeline, is an app that will let users store key information like official ID and bank details in a single, secure place. It will allow citizens, residents and businesses to prove their identity to access public and private services across Europe. The European Commission states that the wallet will provide a simple and safe way to control how much information people wish to sh…