A card-carrying disaster - how the outgoing UK Prime Minister oversaw a digital ID policy disaster, and what his successor needs to do now
Outgoing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to leave office on Monday, with commentators debating what his legacy will be be after only two years in the top job. One thing he’s likely to be remembered for is his announcement of plans to introduce what has long been electoral Kryptonite in Britain - a compulsory national ID scheme, with a digital spin.
As with equally controversial policy positions on AI and copyright - see diginomica passim - , it's a plan that quickly disintegrated into a farcical mess, with little to take the place of detail but rancour, uncertainty, and endless arguments. Tech suppliers have been among those marginalized by a tin-eared political campaign.
So, how did we get here? A compelling insight was provided by the keynote speaker at a recent Westminster eForum conference on next steps for digital ID, Edgar Whitley is Professor of Information Systems in...
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