The UK government is recruiting 100-120 citizens for the 'People's Panel on Digital ID' to gather public input on designing a national digital identity system. Participants will attend paid workshops in Birmingham and Zoom sessions (earning £550 plus expenses). Journalists are barred from the consultation meetings, limiting transparency.
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UK gov pays public £550 to discuss Digital ID – then bans journalists from the room
UK government pays 100-120 citizens £550 each to shape a national digital ID system while excluding journalists from the consultation, raising transparency concerns about a major identity infrastructure project.
Friday, April 24, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: The RegisterBY sys://pipeline
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