Driver’s licenses and military veteran cards will be the first documents available on the GOV.UK Wallet service launching this year. Driver’s licenses and military veteran cards will be the first ...

The ODI talks to an official from the UK Cabinet Office’s Digital ID Task Force about the government's digital ID ...

The UK's new Digital Access to Services Bill promises a free, voluntary digital ID. But right-to-work checks are a 'priority use case,' and 19 million Britons face digital exclusion.

A scathing report will heighten fears that the UK is at risk of digital disasters which could reveal personal information ...

A property sector initiative to introduce a digital identity scheme is being scrapped due to concerns over government policy ...

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The UK has revisited the idea repeatedly. In 2006, the Labour party’s attempt to introduce an identity card scheme collapsed amid concerns over cost, privacy and state surveillance. Despite the ...

The government has now shifted to a voluntary digital ID scheme which it says will allow people to access services more easily.

The Government has responded to calls to abandon the introduction of Digital ID cards across the nation, stating that despite a massive opposition, they will be introduced "within this Parliament." An ...

The scheme once appeared inevitable, but that confidence has unraveled amid intense public backlash and troubling security revelations. The UK government’s mandatory digital ID scheme seemed like a ...

The UK government has announced plans for a digital ID wallet, enabling British citizens to store all government-issued documents on a single location on their smartphones. However, security experts ...

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