面对隐私问题,联合王国提议自愿提供数字身份证明以简化公共服务。 UK proposes voluntary digital ID to simplify public services, facing privacy concerns.

联合王国政府正在就国家自愿数字身份系统进行磋商,以简化获取公共服务的机会,如福利和税收账户,允许用户在网上核实其身份,并在各部门重复使用。 The UK government is consulting on a voluntary national digital identity system to simplify access to public services like benefits and tax accounts by allowing users to verify their identity once online and reuse it across departments. 该系统旨在减少文书和欺诈,使用与原始机构保持数据的联邦模型,而不是中央数据库。 The system, designed to reduce paperwork and fraud, uses a federated model keeping data with original agencies rather than a central database. 为期八周的公开协商于2026年5月5日开始,为期八周,在保障措施、年龄限制和执行方面寻求投入,在十年内可能节省数百亿美元。 An eight-week public consultation, open until May 5, 2026, seeks input on safeguards, age limits, and implementation, with potential savings of tens of billions over a decade. 由于隐私问题,近300万人签署了反对该计划的请愿书,与过去对国民身份证工作的抵制相呼应。 Nearly three million have signed a petition opposing the plan due to privacy concerns, echoing past resistance to national ID efforts.