Bryan Glick

The use of ‘trusted’ digital ID software to verify your identity online in the UK has taken on a statutory footing as of 1 December.

Westminster is part of a shared IT services operation with the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) and all three were affected by the attack, which was first detected on 24 November.

The same group was blamed for targeting vulnerabilities in Cisco equipment that led to a National Cyber Security Centre warning in September for organisations using Cisco’s Adaptive Security Appliance family of unified threat management systems.

Data adequacy with the EU became a critical issue after the UK left the bloc, and the original 2021 agreement was based on the measures introduced by the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA).

The digital identity sector has welcomed the UK government’s decision to backtrack on plans to make its national digital ID scheme mandatory for right to work checks – in effect, removing any compulsory aspect of the proposed scheme.

The UK government has begun testing of a digital driving licence – the highest profile official document so far to be digitised as part of the roll-out of the Gov.uk digital wallet.

Critics and supporters of digital ID are honing their arguments for the government’s consultation – but it’s the public that will decide. How should you choose?

Government opens up a gateway to an alternative future for digital identity

A property sector initiative to introduce a digital identity scheme is being scrapped due to concerns over government policy and a lack of consumer benefits.

The UK government is attempting to improve public trust in its digital ID proposals and rebuild relations with industry by setting up a new advisory group and establishing regular meetings with private sector stakeholders.