Non-biometric EU ID cards no longer valid to enter the UK
Crossing the UK border with a national identity card is no longer possible for EU, EEA and Swiss citizens, as…
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UK pitches less oversight for Surveillance, who-knows-what for Biometrics Commissioner role
Tucked away on page 141 of 146, questions number 409 and 410 of the UK government’s data reform consultation document…
Digital identity trust frameworks – could ID-free UK show the way?
Details emerged for plans for the UK’s digital identity landscape via a series of talks at London Identity Week on…
Public facial recognition so far penned in by trust issues in the UK and Ireland
Questions about facial recognition in public spaces are getting more pointed and harder to dismiss by governments. Downstream from a…
UK to introduce learners’ mobile driving licenses
The UK’s Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is developing a digital provisional driving license – the type required while…
UK panel sketches the reach of ethnicity recognition systems across China
The scale of systems behind China’s alleged persecution of minorities — chiefly Uyghurs — continue to beggar the imagination. The…
UK Post Office-Yoti biometrics tie-up allows users to buy ‘regulated crypto’ via Swarm
The latest functionality for holders of the UK Post Office’s digital ID app EasyID is proving their identity for putting…
UK plans $550M budget for government digital identity update
The United Kingdom’s upcoming digital identity system may cost the country up to £400 million (roughly US$552 million), ComputerWeekly reports….
ICO opens consultation for flow of biometric and other data out of the UK
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has opened a new consultation inviting organizations to comment on the protection of citizens’ data…
UK advocate for biometric surveillance says new code of practice pulls punches
“Remarkably lightweight” is how a former United Kingdom surveillance commissioner describes proposed changes to national police policy covering facial recognition…
