UK Discards Digital ID Plans After Public Pushback

England’s new prime minister has reportedly cancelled his predecessor’s plans for a national digital ID. Andy Burnham confirmed for Techcrunch Tuesday (July 21) that the government would scrap the widely-criticized proposal for a digital identity card program, announced last year by former Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The government plans to use the money saved from the jettisoned program to pay for a tax cut designed to lower household electric bills, the report added.