Experian chooses UK authentication startup for Gov.UK Verify
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So to access government services I have to install software into my browser, be interesting to see if that works with Linux browsers (should do).
That'll be going in a VM either way though..
> Experian is one of nine independent identity assurance providers supporting the government’s Gov.uk Verify identity assurance service, which is one of the government’s biggest digital projects
So if their software sucks, there are other providers to try.
I wonder how it is better or worse than just setting a cookie?
In either case I'm not sure I like the idea of a persistent token that can be tied back to the user 1 to 1 installed via a browser extension that has (pretty much) unlimited access to the browser and session data, I'll be having a close look at the plugins when this becomes a thing.