The national system is one of the most significant, and controversial, digital projects ever embarked upon by government.

Irish officials privately believed British government plans to introduce national ID cards in 2005 could lead to ...

In a bid to pilot its emerging digital identity infrastructure, the UK government today launched a digital version of the Armed Forces Veteran Card, marking the first government-issued credential to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

From the beginning, the Irish side had concerns that the ID cards could interfere with the rights offered by the 1998 Belfast ...

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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 ...