7 d. ago Launch of veteran card will be used to test UK government’s digital ID scheme

Ministers hope scheme for 1.8 million people will show how technology works and ease privacy and security concernsFormer military personnel will be used to test and refine the government’s divisive digital ID scheme from Friday, when ministers make a smartphone-based veteran card available to 1.8 million people.The proof of service, which in its current physical version gives access to charities, retail discounts and certain public services, will be the first of a series of official credentials the government wants to let people carry in a government app. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Starmer hit with major blow as tech firm backs out of digital ID card scheme

Mosley, grandson of notorious fascist leader Oswald Mosley, said the Labour manifesto for last year's general election did not mention the scheme set out last month and warned it was undemocratic

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3 w. ago Half of Brits fear we are living in a Nanny State after digital ID cards and vape ban

The majority of Brits fear state control is getting too much after UK governments have banned various items being used in public and with the digital ID card scheme looming

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4 w. ago Scots to be required to hold digital ID but scheme won't be called 'Brit Card'

The ID card scheme will be free but mandatory.

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4 w. ago Will I get fined for not having a national ID card, and what if I don't have a smartphone? How the scheme could work and the massive pitfalls it faces

How would a digital identity card scheme operate, if Labour introduces a requirement for every adult worker in Britain to have one?

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4 w. ago Digital ID cards to be announced by Sir Keir Starmer as illegal migration move branded 'profoundly dangerous'

Sir Keir Starmer is expected to announce a new digital ID card scheme in a speech today as the Prime Minister moves to combat growing concerns over illegal migration.

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4 w. ago How digital ID card scheme works and why UK Government say it is needed

The digital ID card could potentially "become a familiar feature of daily life for everyone in the country".

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