Many countries use electronic ID to streamline access to services despite concern by civil rights groups they ‘shift the ...

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Digital ID will be rolled out across the UK as part of the government's attempts to tackle illegal working. But how will it work? Will everyone be legally required to have it? What if you don't have a ...

The UK's new digital ID card scheme, announced by Keir Starmer on September 26, has two big questions swirling around it. Is it a solution to illegal immigration? And will it give the government too ...

Malicious actors could target the digital ID system, but there are ways to mitigate risks (Picture: Shutterstock/Metro) The controversial digital ID plan has left many ready to reach for a Nokia brick ...

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A British government minister says it will have to “work out something” for how digital ID cards will be practically implemented in Northern Ireland. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Friday ...

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday announced plans for a new nationwide digital ID in a bid to curb illegal migration. AFP News The UK is preparing to roll out a national digital ID system, a ...

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Digital ID cards will not restrict use of public services, insists a government minister, as she claims they will help "cut down on bureaucracy". Digital ID will become mandatory as a means of proving ...

09:15, Fri, Sep 26, 2025 Updated: 09:15, Fri, Sep 26, 2025 Sir Keir Starmer faces a huge political battle to get his plans for mandatory digital ID cards across the line. The Prime Minister believes ...

09:24, Sat, Sep 27, 2025 Updated: 09:25, Sat, Sep 27, 2025 Sir Keir Starmer has been warned his controversial digital ID plans could see elderly people shut out of key services. More than two million ...