Rows over ID cards have been reignited by the government's plans to introduce a digital version by 2029. (Getty Images) Children as young as 13 could be forced to sign up to the government’s planned ...

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Bangor University provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. What was initially sold as a bold move to help stem the flow of illegal immigrants and change the UK’s approach to digital ID has ...

Driver’s licenses and military veteran cards will be the first documents available on the GOV.UK Wallet service launching this year. Driver’s licenses and military veteran cards will be the first ...

The UK government has confirmed that digital identity cards will not be made compulsory for workers, marking a significant change to plans first outlined by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer last year.

The UK Government's proposed digital identity verification system has been branded "a shambles". And a warning has been issued over "systemic glitches" on a current scheme threatening to lock ...

Labour is exploring the idea of introducing digital ID cards in the UK as a means of cracking down on illegal immigration and welfare fraud. Two decades after Tony Blair first proposed the idea, ...

Keir Starmer’s announcement that the UK will introduce mandatory digital ID for all citizens has sparked furious debate about their use, effectiveness and threat to privacy. In making its case, the ...

A U.K. group worried about the security of personal data to be collected under a new identity card plan is calling on people to renew their passports in May to avoid being part of the identity card ...

Former Home Office Sec. David Blunkett says the UK should scrap the plans for a mandatory ID card and instead use electronic passports, according to a BBC news report. Blunkett, who first came up with ...