Privacy assessment in public beta
Independent Privacy Advisor, Toby Stevens, talks about assessing privacy-related risks and meeting users’ expectations of privacy during GOV.UK Verify's public beta.
Toby is the identity assurance programme's independent privacy advisor.
Independent Privacy Advisor, Toby Stevens, talks about assessing privacy-related risks and meeting users’ expectations of privacy during GOV.UK Verify's public beta.
We’ve been building and reviewing privacy management functions around GOV.UK Verify that will assure users we are handling their data in accordance with their expectations. As with any system, there’s a healthy tension between convenience for the user, the need …
We are building GOV.UK Verify to protect people’s privacy and security. To help us to do this, we have a Privacy and Consumer Advisory Group consisting of privacy and security experts. The group has developed a set of Identity Assurance …
GOV.UK Verify is designed to preserve users’ privacy when they access digital services. The identity assurance programme’s independent Privacy and Consumer Advisory Group recognised the need for GOV.UK Verify to go further than the requirements of the Data Protection Act …
GOV.UK Verify will provide users with a simple, trustworthy and secure means of accessing public services. Privacy is an essential component of that trust relationship. I’m an independent privacy specialist working alongside the GOV.UK Verify team to ensure that the …
A blog about GOV.UK Verify.
Built and developed by the Government Digital Service, GOV.UK Verify is the new way to prove your identity when using digital government services.
Read an introduction to GOV.UK Verify and learn how it works.
Here are some links to publications and resources about GOV.UK Verify and identity assurance:
Introduction to GOV.UK Verify, including list of connected services
Film on how GOV.UK Verify works
Information about how GOV.UK Verify is performing
A guide to the checks certified companies have to perform to verify someone's identity
Government standards, guidance and technical documents for identity assurance
Onboarding guide for government services that plan to use GOV.UK Verify (in beta development)