"It will be based on two government-built systems - Gov.uk One Login and Gov.uk Wallet. One Login is a single account for accessing public services online, which the government says more than 12 million people have already signed up to. By this time next year that might be as many as 20 million, as people registering as company directors will have to verify their identity through One Login from 18 November."
"Gov.UK Wallet has not yet been launched but it could eventually allow citizens to store their digital ID - including name, date of birth, nationality and residence status, and a photo - on their smartphones. Users will need a Gov.UK One Login to access the wallet. Last month, the government launched a digital identity card for military veterans to test the concept."
"But veteran civil liberties campaigner and Conservative MP David Davis has raised concerns about potential flaws in the design and implementation of One Login that he says could leave it - and the new digital ID scheme - vulnerable to hackers. Speaking in a Westminster Hall debate earlier this month, he said: "What will happen when this system comes into effect is that the entire population's entire data will be open to malevolent actors - foreign nations, ransomware criminals, malevolent hackers and even"
Digital ID will be available to all UK citizens and legal residents and will be mandatory only for employment under government proposals. The system will rely on two government-built components: Gov.uk One Login, a single account already used by millions, and Gov.UK Wallet, intended to store personal identity attributes on smartphones. Company directors must verify identity via One Login from 18 November. A veteran digital identity card trial has begun. The government plans to keep personal details within individual departments rather than a central database. Concerns have been raised about design flaws that could leave the system vulnerable to hackers and malicious actors.
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