Ready or informed or not, here comes UK’s national digital ID debate
The UK’s mandatory digital ID scheme is facing criticism from nearly all observers, but for reasons that range from the…
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UK Home Office holding remote biometric enrolment trial market engagement sessions
Say hello to BRET – the UK’s Biometric Remote Enrolment Trial. A post from the UK Home Office says it…
Starmer meets with Aadhaar architect to consult on UK digital ID
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with Aadhaar architect and Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani this week during a visit to…
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…
Facial recognition proposed as UK’s immigration fix by Tory leader Badenoch
The way to reform the UK’s immigration system is not the introduction of mandatory digital ID, according to the leader…
Guidance on police use of live facial recognition in the works: UK minister
The UK government is moving ahead with plans to greenlight the use of live facial recognition technology (FRT) by police…
UK digital ID plans have more opponents than details
The UK’s plans to issue a national digital ID by 2029, announced on Friday, are being received with a mix…
Self-assess ahead of social media ban, says Australian eSafety Commissioner
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner is urging large online platforms to figure out if they’re affected by the nation’s incoming age restrictions…
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 privacy concerns mount as police facial recognition scans surpass 50k a day
There is an increasing number of faces being scanned by a live facial recognition system in the UK despite persisting…
