- One in three (one in two young people) has an identity photo on their phone
- Many British even have a copy of someone else too
- Digital IDs could resolve confidentiality and security problems
With digital driving license news to arrive in Great Britain in 2025, new research from Thales has revealed how crucial they could be to stimulate the security of citizens.
He found approximately one out of three storing a photo or scanning their official identifier on their phone – a figure that is closer to one in young people (46% of 16-24 year olds and 51% of 25 -34 -Year -Ondes).
Despite the complacency, 15% of British residents were victims of fraud in the last month – another more widespread trend among young people.
Digital identifiers of Great Britain could be an increase in cybersecurity
In addition, 26% of the British keep a photo or scanning of their official identifier in several places, with one in five by storing a copy of the identification of their friend or family member on their own device.
However, it does not stop in forms of identification, because Thales noted that almost a quarter (23%) of the British retains the details of the bank in unacysed files.
Plans to introduce digital driving licenses via a new portfolio in the British government application could ensure improved security that many British clearly need with additional encryption layers.
In addition, 49% feeling uncomfortable to share bank statements with owners and 58% unhappy to give their personal information when registering for services, new digital identifiers issued by the government could respond to problems confidentiality and simplify online verification processes.
Digital identification users may also be able to relaunch certain information, such as their personal address, when using their identifier to provide proof of age.
Thales Strategic Marketing Director for Digital Identity, John Cullen, summed up: “With secure digital identities, consumers can protect their personal information more effectively.”
It is difficult to know if British digital idiots integrate into native smartphones systems, such as Apple Wallet, and citizens have already expressed concerns about the stability and conviviality of the next application after similar efforts to NHS during the pandemic.
