ADVP leveling up in 2026 as it aims to lead the narrative on UK digital identity
The Association of Digital Verification Professionals (ADVP) has released its 2025 AGM Report, reflecting on a year of significant change…
UK digital ID
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ADVP, Tony Blair Institute debate UK digital ID plans: Biometric Update podcast
Two distinct sides have emerged in the debate over how to implement digital identity in the UK. One says a…
UK gov’t plans tour to fix argument to public on national digital identity
UK government officials have admitted that the initial attempt to communicate a new policy for introducing national digital identity was…
Luciditi first to claim certification across full spectrum of UK trust framework roles
Digital identity firm Luciditi has become the first provider to certify against all five roles of the UK’s Digital Identity…
Report claims UK eVisa system uses migrants as digital ID testing ground
A new report raises alarm over the UK’s mandatory digital immigration status system, claiming that migrants may have been used…
GOV.UK app downloads jump to more than 250K in November
It’s been five months since the GOV.UK app launched in public beta, enabling UK citizens to access government services on…
MPs avoid substantive debate on UK digital ID to flog hobby horses at committee hearing
The UK’s first parliamentary debate on national digital identity presented the irony of a roomful of people representing a whole…
No pints with digital ID or porn from Belize for UK revelers this Christmas
UK drinkers raising a glass to former Technology Secretary Peter Kyle this Christmas would best honour him with a glass…
Age verification without liveness nets Belize porn site operator £1M Ofcom fine
Enforcement of the UK’s Online Safety Act is progressing, with regulator Ofcom announcing a fine of over £1 million for…
UK gov’t clarifies benefits from digital ID prioritized above particular form or issuer
The UK government and its domestic digital identity industry attempted to rise above the overheated rhetoric based on assumptions that…
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