{"id":303612,"date":"2025-12-19T00:00:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T00:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/whistleblowers-raise-extreme-concern-about-security-of-governments-digital-id-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T00:00:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T00:00:19","slug":"whistleblowers-raise-extreme-concern-about-security-of-governments-digital-id-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/whistleblowers-raise-extreme-concern-about-security-of-governments-digital-id-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Whistleblowers raise \u2018extreme\u2019 concern about security of government\u2019s Digital ID | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/_ll_Gnpey4U\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Whistleblowers raise \u2018extreme\u2019 concern about security of government\u2019s Digital ID | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_ll_Gnpey4U\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The data of millions of people in Britain is at risk as a result of significant cybersecurity issues with the government\u2019s planned Digital ID, multiple whistleblowers have warned.<\/p>\n<p>The whistleblowers, who have shared confidential documents and emails with ITV News to back up their claims, are senior civil servants involved in the development of the One Login technology, which will form the basis of Digital ID.<\/p>\n<p>One of the civil servants fears the problems could lead to \u201cthe worst data breach in UK government history\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The data of millions of people in Britain is at risk as a result of significant cybersecurity issues with the government\u2019s planned Digital ID, multiple whistleblowers have warned. 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