While the government says its national scheme has been cancelled, One Login is expanding.
Welfare records are already being used for identity verification, banking verification is planned and officials are developing ways to recognise individuals across government departments.
My latest for Forbes looks at what's still being built, the risks of scope creep and what happens when government systems get things wrong.
Read the full article:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2026/10/22/britain-scrapped-digital-id-so-why-is-it-still-expanding/
