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Why does the UK need digital IDs and what data will they include?

Starmer’s proposal has been criticised by rivals and civil liberties groups and campaigners worry about people without smartphones

The Guardian - UK

Digital ID plan for UK risks creating ‘an enormous hacking target’, expert warns

Cyber security expert offers warning as tech companies prepare to bid for potentially multi-billion pound contracts

The Guardian - UK

Where do Scotland's political parties stand on Westminster plans for digital ID?

SCOTLAND’S political parties have united in opposition to Keir Starmer’s plans for digital ID - except Scottish Labour.

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Digital ID cards: what are they and how will they help the UK deal with illegal immigration?

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 much power to monitor people?

The Conversation

Keir Starmer's 'Brit Card' ID scheme is his poll tax moment

KEIR Starmer is under attack from every angle.

The National (Scotland)

Starmer’s ID plan has caused upset, but in the EU the debate has long been settled

ID cards have become an essential part of life for many across the bloc, with digital versions already launched in many member states

The Guardian - UK

Digital ID could form ‘bedrock of modern state’, says senior Starmer aide

Darren Jones, chief secretary to the Prime Minister, said the proposal could lead to ‘exciting’ public service reform.

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Digital ID will 'put rights of all people in UK at risk', Amnesty warns

KEIR Starmer’s plans for Digital ID will “put the rights of all people in the UK at risk”, Amnesty International has said.

The National (Scotland)

Digital IDs are nothing new – here’s how your biometrics are used to jet off around the world

Exclusive: Passport control is becoming face control

The Independent UK

Voices: ‘Get over the alarmism’: Readers say ID cards work well abroad as Starmer’s plan sparks division

YOUR VIEWS: Starmer’s digital ID plan has split opinion, but many in our community have drawn on experiences overseas to argue ID cards are practical and long overdue

The Independent UK

Petition against digital ID cards hits major 1 million signatures milestone

A PETITION to stop the UK Government’s plans to roll out compulsory digital identity cards has hit 1 million signatures ...

The National (Scotland)

‘Intrusive’ digital ID cards were a flop 15 years ago – so what’s changed?

ANALYSIS : A decade and a half ago, the last Labour government’s rollout of ID cards was scrapped amid an outcry over an invasion of privacy. Alex Ross asks what has changed today, and whether a Brit card is the answer?

The Independent UK

OPINION - Digital ID cards are the price we all to have to pay for the government's incompetence

Cyber attacks are one of many reasons why this scheme must not happen, says Melanie McDonagh

Evening Standard

Parties across divide in Northern Ireland unite against digital ID cards

Parties from Sinn Fein to the DUP have described the proposed scheme as ‘the wrong approach’.

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Digital IDs will be mandatory to work in UK, Keir Starmer says

The move has sparked criticism with accusations it is a ‘gimmick’ that will not stop small boats crossings.

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