UK digital ID plan includes local councils, maybe private sector, no new funding
The UK’s government digital ID plan continues to take shape piecemeal, with an expansion to cover a new layer of…
Department for Science Innovation and Technology (DSIT)
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Ofcom implementation delays trigger pressure from DSIT, pushback from Wikipedia
Months after it began enforcing the UK Online Safety Act and its related codes, British regulator Ofcom finds itself in…
UK shifts digital ID policy, oversight lead from DSIT to Cabinet Office
The UK’s Cabinet Office is taking over responsibility for the government’s mandatory digital identity scheme from the Department for Science,…
One trust question for GOV.UK One Login answered, another raised
Alarming questions about the trustworthiness of the GOV.UK One Login system at the heart of the UK’s plans for a…
UK digital ID bedeviled by details still unknown or unresolved
Arguments for, against and about the introduction of a mandatory digital ID in the UK are becoming more pointed as…
‘Hold your horses and don’t call it a card’: UK govt to digital ID petitioners
The UK government has responded to a petition calling for a commitment to not launch a national digital ID with…
New UK tech secretary takes over major online safety initiatives
In the midst of implementing a controversial new law and navigating a major diplomatic assault from the U.S., the UK…
UK govt building on live facial recognition, announces predictive policing prototype
The UK government has announced a predictive policing project, relying on AI-powered interactive crime maps and facial recognition technology, that…
One Login 3 years from completion as UK govt assessment flashes amber light
The UK’s public sector digital ID system will not be completed this year as previously expected, with the deadline for…
UK guidance anticipates shift to private labs for DIATF compliance testing
The UK continues to move incrementally toward the full launch of the digital identity and attributes trust framework (DIATF) and…
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