UK govt planning £2M facial recognition contract to catch driver’s test cheats
The UK government is planning a tender to contract worth 2 million pounds (approximately US$2.7 million) for facial recognition software…
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Gov.uk Wallet ‘empowering the market,’ says Kyle, in big win for OSPs
After a tense few weeks, the UK government has released the working principles for the Gov.uk Wallet plan that has…
Oops! UK government says sorry for the mix-up with wallet announcement
UK Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology Peter Kyle has reportedly apologized to the biometrics and digital identity…
Government faces questions about Gov.uk Wallet, asks its own questions about digital ID
Industry concern over the UK government’s plan to launch the Gov.uk Wallet continues to rise towards a boil, and meetings…
Wales launches identity verification service, opens ‘digital front door’ to NHS
Wales is getting the new Welsh Identity Verification Service as the government re-launches the NHS Wales app. Speaking at Wales’…
Wikipedia says OSA categories ensnare it in IDV regulations targeting social media
The Wikimedia Foundation, which runs Wikipedia, has launched a legal challenge to the UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA), claiming that…
ADVP advocates for digital ID firms stuck between big tech and govt wallets
The Association of Digital Verification Professionals (ADVP) flies a little under the radar. The UK trade association has members who…
Digital ID trade associations muster to confront govt over wallet wars
Members of the Association of Document Verification Professionals (ADVP), TechUK and Age Verification Providers’ Association (AVPA) have met ahead of…
UK govt commits to passkeys in another big step to a passwordless world
As multinational corporations like Microsoft and Amazon move to passkeys, governments are also making the transition. The UK government is…
8 in 10 Brits support biometrics, personal data collection for national security
The majority of UK adults – 79 percent – support national security agencies collecting and processing personal data to investigate…
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