Pēteris Jurčenko, head of the Latvian Open Technology Association, is one of 346,456 people whose eID card contains the Cosmo 8.1 chip version and who will be affected by changes in the use of electronic signatures starting December 9.

"When the first news came out, I immediately checked to see if my card was in that problematic group, and yes, unfortunately, my card is," says Jurčenko. And his plan is to replace his ID card when possible, but without rushing, si...