Comment by MattPalmer1086

And that really shows the difference in how the EU operates Vs the UK.

They see a general need which the market cannot easily satisfy on its own - it needs standardisation to be cheap and interoperable, and it needs an identity backed by a trusted authority. So they establish a framework and legislation to make that possible.

The UK instead just states it's illegal not to do it, but without any private and not-trivially bypassed services available.

Proactive vs reactive.

It is often said that legislation tends to lag behind technology. At last, the UK is beating the world by legislating ahead of it!