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UK Digital ID Panel Meets in Secret, Cost Questions Unanswered

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from The Register ·

A new UK digital identity advisory group will meet behind closed doors, with no published minutes. The minister refused to disclose the group's budget or how members were selected. MPs remain in the dark about the initiative's scope and oversight.

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The secrecy around this panel undermines public trust in digital ID, especially when cost and membership transparency are basic governance requirements.
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