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## UK.gov begins killing off passwords for 23 million users

DevFeed: [UK.gov begins killing off passwords for 23 million users](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/uk-gov-begins-killing-off-passwords-for-23-million-users-17411.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/14/ukgov-begins-killing-off-passwords-for-23-million-users/5296088>)

Author: Carly Page

Published: 2026-09-14T09:16:11Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [www.theregister.com - Articles](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/www-theregister-com-articles.md>)

Topics: [Passkeys](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/passkeys.md>), [passwords](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/passwords.md>), [Cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cybersecurity.md>)

Tags: [government-of-the-united-kingdom](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/government-of-the-united-kingdom.md>), [password](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/password.md>), [passwords](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/passwords.md>), [phishing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/phishing.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [uk](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/uk.md>), [whitehall](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/whitehall.md>)

### AI overview

The UK government is beginning to replace passwords with passkeys for 23 million users. The change is intended to reduce phishing problems and save Whitehall approximately GBP 600 per day in SMS costs.

### Source excerpt

Passkeys promise fewer phishing headaches - and GBP 600 a day off Whitehall's SMS bill

## Britain's technology brief is now everyone's job and nobody's responsibility

DevFeed: [Britain's technology brief is now everyone's job and nobody's responsibility](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/britain-s-technology-brief-is-now-everyone-s-job-and-nobody-s-responsibility-8557.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.theregister.com/public-sector/2026/09/11/britains-technology-brief-is-now-everyones-job-and-nobodys-responsibility/5295849>)

Author: Lindsay Clark

Published: 2026-09-11T13:12:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [www.theregister.com - Articles](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/www-theregister-com-articles.md>)

Topics: [Machine learning](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/machine-learning.md>), [Architecture & Design](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/architecture-design.md>), [Security & Privacy](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security-privacy.md>), [Vibe coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vibe-coding.md>), [NVLink](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/nvlink.md>), [Aeternum](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/aeternum.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cybersecurity.md>), [government](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/government.md>), [government-of-the-united-kingdom](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/government-of-the-united-kingdom.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [opinion](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/opinion.md>), [public-sector](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/public-sector.md>), [science](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/science.md>), [space](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/space.md>), [spacex](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/spacex.md>), [systems](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/systems.md>), [technology](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/technology.md>), [whitehall](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/whitehall.md>)

### AI overview

This technology news roundup examines how Britain's science, AI, and digital-government responsibilities are spread across competing ministerial portfolios. It also covers security incidents, AI companies, semiconductor infrastructure, open-source software, operating systems, and developer tools.

### Source excerpt

Whitehall has scattered science, AI, and digital government across a thicket of competing ministerial portfolios