UK’s Starmer government makes its stand on mandatory digital ID
The UK’s Labour government has introduced a plan to issue free, mandatory digital ID to all people eligible to work…
UK digital ID
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All sides in UK digital ID debate firmly entrenched
Political leaders rise and fall, but they never really go away. Former Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair, now…
Luciditi’s age verification SDK enables compliance for in-person UK alcohol sales
The UK is modernizing its Mandatory Licensing Conditions (MLC) with British pubs, shops and clubs able to accept mobile digital…
UK property transactions go digital to reduce time from sale to exchange
Want to buy a house? You can do that online, and stakeholders in the UK property market are on a…
OfDIA makes the (use) case for digital verification services
Having established the UK Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework (DIATF) and the digital verification services (DVS) that it certifies,…
UK national digital identity announcement anticipated soon
The UK government is about to announce the introduction of a national digital identity scheme, possibly at the annual Labour…
More Brits are using digital payment wallets but public sector is lagging
Digital payment platforms continue to rise in popularity in the UK, with many young Brits embracing digital wallets. But how…
Digital ID back on the table in UK as a way to manage migration
Digital ID programs have a patchy history in the UK. First pushed by Tony Blair’s Labour government in the mid-2000s,…
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…
Brits support national identity scheme but divided on digital ID
A majority of British citizens – 57 percent – support the introduction of a national ID card, a new survey…
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