{"id":719796,"date":"2026-01-15T08:54:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T08:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/de\/719796\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T08:54:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T08:54:13","slug":"no-mandatory-digital-id-and-mobile-phone-in-the-uk-after-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/de\/719796\/","title":{"rendered":"No mandatory digital ID and mobile phone in the UK after all"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The UK government is dropping its plan to force all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heise.de\/news\/Grossbritannien-will-eine-verpflichtende-digitale-ID-einfuehren-10673160.html?from-en=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">residents to use digital IDs and smartphones<\/a>. The measure, announced in the autumn, was unpopular. MPs from the governing Labour Party also rejected it.<\/p>\n<p>The original plan was justified by the fight against undeclared work. But the digital IDs on mobile phones were also intended to be used for public and private services.<\/p>\n<p>The government is sticking to the fight against undeclared work. However, it no longer wants to force all citizens to use digital IDs and smartphones. Instead, from 2029, all employees will have to prove their right to work online. They will have to use traditional ID cards. Foreigners will likely have to scan their biometric passports.<\/p>\n<p>(<a class=\"redakteurskuerzel__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heise.de\/en\/news\/mailto:ds@heise.de\" title=\"Daniel AJ Sokolov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ds<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"a-u-mb-1\">\n      Don&#8217;t miss any news \u2013 follow us on<br \/>\n      <a class=\"a-u-inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/heiseonlineEnglish\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>,<br \/>\n      <a class=\"a-u-inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/104691972\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a> or<br \/>\n      <a class=\"a-u-inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/social.heise.de\/@heiseonlineenglish\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mastodon<\/a>.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"a-u-mb-0\">\n      This article was originally published in<\/p>\n<p>        <a class=\"a-u-inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heise.de\/news\/Doch-kein-Zwang-zu-digitalem-Ausweis-und-Handy-im-Vereinigten-Koenigreich-11141527.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">German<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>      It was translated with technical assistance and editorially reviewed before publication.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n      Dieser Link ist leider nicht mehr g\u00fcltig.\n    <\/p>\n<p>Links zu verschenkten Artikeln werden ung\u00fcltig,<br \/>\n      wenn diese \u00e4lter als 7\u00a0Tage sind oder zu oft aufgerufen wurden.\n    <\/p>\n<p><strong>Sie ben\u00f6tigen ein heise+ Paket, um diesen Artikel zu lesen. 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