UK Government Makes Major Digital ID Push

by Didi Rankovich | Reclaim The Net

The UK government has launched the Office for Digital Identities and Attribute (OfDIA) – a digital ID watchdog within the Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology, tasked with encouraging the growth of the digital ID market under the leadership of chief executive Hannah Rutter.

With this, the Labour government picked up where the Conservative one left off, considering that the Office was first announced by the previous cabinet in 2022 when it was envisaged as an “interim” entity for introducing digital ID in the UK.

“Convenience” is once again at the center of the way the authorities explain the need for such a push: Rutter is quoted as saying that instead of a “patchwork of paperwork” – and she’s referring to paperwork from both government and private entities – needed as proof of identity today, there is “a better way.” Read Full Article >