UK Consumers Uncomfortable with Digital IDs, Research Finds

UK consumers uncomfortable with digital IDs, research finds

New research has revealed that a significant portion of UK consumers are uncomfortable with digital identification, despite a push from the government to embrace digital ID technology. Research from fintech group Checkout.com, in partnership with YouGov, found that a third of UK consumers are not comfortable with having an internationally recognised digital ID card or wallet. Only 44% would be comfortable with the government storing additional b…

GDS and digital ID watchdog meet with vendors to explore ‘how GOV.UK Wallet can work with private sector solutions’

The Office for Digital Identities and Attributes this week joined DSIT colleagues in meeting developers of commercial wallet systems, with further collaboration planned in the coming months, including ‘technical engagement’ The Government Digital Service and the UK’s watchdog for the use of digital-identity systems this week met with tech firms to explore how the soon-to-launch GOV.UK Wallet could integrate with commercially developed counterpar…

*** NOTE *** In the first moment, digital identity sounds like something that only hackers, tech nerds or cybercrime investigators are interested in. It's simply about your own digital mirror image: online banking data, email mailboxes ...

UK Government Engages Private Sector on Gov.uk Wallet and Digital Identity Future

The UK government has begun actively engaging with the private sector about the future of digital identity and the development of the Gov.uk Wallet, after industry stakeholders raised concerns about ecosystem management and clarity. The engagement precedes the wallet’s planned 2025 launch, which will enable citizens to store government-issued identification documents digitally. Recent meetings between government officials and industry representa…