联合王国计划将数字身份识别年龄降低到13岁,并引述服务的一致性,尽管遭到反对。 UK plans to lower digital ID age to 13, citing consistency in services, despite opposition.

在首相基尔·斯塔尔默爵士的领导下,联合王国政府正在考虑在征求公众意见后,将新的数字身份识别系统的年龄降低到13岁。 The UK government, under Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, is considering lowering the age for a new digital ID system to 13, following public consultation. 外务秘书Yvette Cooper为这一行动辩护,指出许多青少年已经使用数字身份识别,并强调公共服务,如福利和账单支付,必须保持一致。 Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper defended the move, noting many teenagers already use digital identification and stressing the need for consistency in public services like benefits and bill payments. 该倡议最初侧重于解决非法移民问题,目前正在扩大范围,以包括更广泛的政府服务。 The initiative, initially focused on tackling illegal migration, is expanding to include broader government services. 虽然政府赞美印度的Aadhaar系统为模范, 但唐宁街澄清英国版本将公开使用, 不一定使用生物鉴别数据。 While the government has praised India’s Aadhaar system as a model, Downing Street clarified the UK’s version would be publicly run and not necessarily use biometric data. 该计划遭到反对,超过280万人签署了反对该计划的请愿书,但官员们继续宣传其潜在好处。 The plan has faced opposition, with over 2.8 million people signing a petition against it, but officials continue promoting its potential benefits.