Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bitcoin journalist and financial analyst based in London. The UK government is the third largest sovereign holder of bitcoin, with ...

The PAC brings a measure of skepticism to the new inquiry, having run a previous one in 2019, scrutinizing the GOV.UK Verify ...

The UK government launched the digital version of its ID scheme on Friday, intended for former members of the armed services. This ID will mean passports, driving licenses, national insurance cards, ...

LONDON, United Kingdom, November 3, 2025 (EZ Newswire) -- The UK has announced the creation and future implementation of digital IDs. While some herald these IDs as innovative, others are concerned ...

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 ...

Reading a paper by the European Network and Information Security Agency (Enisa) last week on privacy guards in EU ID card schemes raised some interesting questions for me. The thing that jumped out, ...

The UK government's proposed digital ID system risks creating mass surveillance and excluding millions of digitally poor citizens unless it adopts a federated, privacy-preserving approach with proper ...

The UK government’s mandatory digital ID scheme seemed like a done deal, but that certainty has crumbled under the weight of massive public backlash and alarming security revelations. The scheme was ...

The UK Government's digital ID plans raise critical questions about purpose and governance, according to an Oxford migration expert who warns that vulnerable populations are often used as testing ...

Is the UK government planning to revive identity cards for the internet age? The decision to scrap its national ID cards and database in 2010 means the UK is one of the few developed countries not to ...