UK digital ID providers fear govt plans conflict with data protection act aims
The mechanism within the UK’s Data (Use and Access) Act that allows businesses certified under the government’s Digital Identity and…
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ADVP chair addresses UK Home Affairs Committee on issue of digital RTW checks
In its continuing campaign to build the case for UK digital identity firms certified under the Digital Identity and Attributes…
GOV.UK One Login regains DIATF certification by Kantara but role questions linger
GOV.UK One Login has regained certification to the UK’s Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework (DIATF), after going through an…
UK introduces body to lead digital public service transformation
The UK government is launching a new digital public service delivery unit within the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology…
Starmer ‘shifts position’ on Australian-style social media legislation for UK
As the UK government appears to pare down its national digital ID plan, it is simultaneously warming to the idea…
UK to reverse course on mandatory use of national digital ID for RTW checks: reports
People in the UK are still getting a national digital ID in 2029, but it will not be mandatory for…
Select ID certified Orchestration Service Provider under UK DIATF
Select ID has been certified under the UK’s Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework (DIATF) as an Orchestration Service Provider…
Funding UK digital ID scheme requires cuts for other departments: Starmer gov’t
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer may have found the fastest way to sink his government’s plan for a national digital…
UK promises pubgoers will be able to prove age with digital IDs in 2026
A little more than a year ago, the UK government pledged to allow pubs and retail stores to accept mobile…
UK PM appointing MP Josh Simons lead for national digital ID: report
UK PM Kier Starmer has selected a champion for his proposed but yet-undetailed mandatory digital identity system. Josh Simons, first-term…
