UK government offering multimillion-pound contracts for digital voter ID services
The British government’s Electoral Integrity Programme has launched procurement exercises for developing digital services for identity verification and issuance of…
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UK immigration bill proposing biometric data collection from millions faces criticism
The recently updated Nationality and Borders Bill set out by the UK Home Office includes plans to introduce an Electronic…
Social media accounts could soon require digital ID in France, UK
Digital ID may soon be a requirement for social media participation, as both France and the UK have taken steps…
Gov.uk digital identity app tender with $6.6M budget now open
The UK government is issuing a tender for a common digital identity check app for online access to services through…
Belgium developing digital wallet for online government services, UK could follow
Belgium has announced the launch of a digital wallet for people living in the country to access government services through…
Smart homes: privacy row in the UK, Xiaomi unveils biometric lock
A judge in the UK has recently ruled that an Amazon Ring doorbell and security cameras installed at a house…
Yoti says no biometric data in age estimation tech, takes issue with UK ICO opinion
Some of the opinions about age estimation expressed by a UK regulator do not apply to Yoti’s facial age estimation…
UK experts condemn government facial recognition use, invoke threatened oversight role
A group of technology experts gave evidence to the House of Lords suggesting the use of live facial recognition technology…
UK Surveillance Camera and Biometrics Commissioner pans proposed role changes
That the right to life and freedom from degrading treatment are related to police uses of biometrics, but not protected…
UK ICO sees loss of biometrics, surveillance review roles as funding opportunity
As part of a consultation on data and simplifying oversight of police use of biometrics and overt surveillance, the British…
