The UK government plans to issue all legal residents a digital identity by the end of the current Parliament, which could run until August 2029, with its use required to get a job.… "Digital ID is an ...

The UK continues to roll out elements of a trusted digital identity scheme, as it moves to leverage the legal possibilities ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer listens during a pannel discussion at the Progress Global Action Summit, in London, Friday, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every working adult in Britain will be required to have a new government-issued digital identity card as part of a fresh attempt ...

Tech companies have made some bold claims in recent months. For example, Tesla and SpaceX chief Elon Musk claimed last month that robots and Artificial Intelligence (AI) will "eradicate global poverty ...

Tombs covers Yoti’s journey from startup to becoming one of the world’s most widely adopted digital identity wallets, and ...

The UK government's proposed digital ID system risks creating mass surveillance and excluding millions of digitally poor citizens unless it adopts a federated, privacy-preserving approach with proper ...

It sometimes seems as though we are in a constant tussle over privacy between governments and the governed, with each year bringing fresh attempts to extend surveillance, and consequent battles. For ...

In September 2025, UK prime minister Keir Starmer announced that a digital ID system would be implemented by the government to tackle undocumented migration. Much like confirming identity when using ...

The UK’s proposed mandatory digital ID scheme will not help reduce illegal migration or stop people working illegally, and could instead set up the infrastructure for exclusion and mass surveillance, ...

LONDON (AP) — British citizens and permanent residents will have to produce a mandatory digital identification card in order to get work, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Friday, reviving a ...