Updating Gov.uk’s crown(insidegovuk.blog.gov.uk)

136 points by dmarto 2 years ago | 137 comments

Government drops plans for mandatory digital ID to work in UK(bbc.com)

149 points by FridayoLeary 9 months ago | 70 comments

Show HN: Gov.uk Vue, a Vue Component Library for the Gov.uk Design System(govukvue.org)

198 points by matteason 2 years ago | 48 comments

We migrated our PostgreSQL database with 11 seconds downtime(gds.blog.gov.uk)

548 points by sh_tomer 2 years ago | 189 comments

A GOV.UK Government Digital Service blog post describing how the team migrated a PostgreSQL database with only 11 seconds of downtime.

A search engine by and for the federal government(search.gov)

213 points by pajtai 2 years ago | 50 comments

UK Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards(petition.parliament.uk)

239 points by DamonHD 1 year ago | 198 comments

Gov.uk has replaced Stripe with Dutch provider Adyen(theregister.com)

531 points by toomuchtodo 4 months ago | 201 comments

The Register article reporting that the UK Government Digital Service replaced Stripe with Dutch provider Adyen for GOV.UK Pay, adding pay-by-bank options.

Britain to introduce compulsory digital ID for workers(reuters.com)

462 points by alex77456 1 year ago | 707 comments

News report that the UK government plans a mandatory digital ID, the 'Brit Card', for all adults as proof of the right to live and work, aimed at curbing illegal immigration.

GSA Eliminates 18F(nextgov.com)

412 points by patcon 1 year ago | 331 comments

Nextgov/FCW news article reporting that the General Services Administration has eliminated 18F, its in-house digital services consultancy.

European digital ID wallets rely on safety services of Google and Apple(waag.org)

650 points by donohoe 3 months ago | 279 comments

Waag Futurelab article arguing that European digital ID wallets depend on Google and Apple device attestation services, reinforcing Big Tech power.

Statement on EU-US Cooperation on Turning Public Opinion Against Encryption(globalencryption.org)

402 points by pera 3 years ago | 184 comments

Global Encryption Coalition steering committee statement criticizing EU-US cooperation aimed at turning public opinion against encryption.

UK pulls back from clash with Big Tech over private messaging(ft.com)

692 points by alwillis 3 years ago | 256 comments

Report that the UK government will not use Online Safety Bill powers to scan encrypted messaging apps until it is "technically feasible," backing down from a clash with tech firms.