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UK to Scrap Digital ID

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by Havoc

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Of all the policies they opt to roll back they pick that?
This always seemed more like a streamlining effort for which much of the processes already exist (e.g. EUSS already uses pure online docs). Gov already has all that info.
Meanwhile the crazy shit like sending facial scans and passports to random ass websites that will most certainly face data leaks seems have gotten comparatively little public backlash.
Starting to think the public just doesn't know what is being talked about & is latching on to simpler more self-contained concepts like gov ID.

by fennecbutt

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Good in that I'm disappointed it was ever gonna be a thing. Especially since they probably had some disgustingly expensive parasite private contractor lined up to do the ids.
WE ALREADY HAVE DRIVERS LICENSES. Just like when I was living in NZ we had the HANZ 18+ card, they can do similar in UK. In fact a provisional drivers license is easy to apply for and the system is already set up to take applications, make the cards etc.
British citizens seem perfectly fine with government wasting money tho. Doesn't matter which political party either, they're all inept cocks.

by IshKebab

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The world has changed since the 2000s. We already have many digital IDs. It's a no brainer to consolidate them.

by lardosaurusrex

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by burnt-resistor

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Now if only the UK can scrap Garbagé and elect Count Binface as Prime Binister.
(Clacton will need serious public and legacy media advertising to overcome the Restore/Reform bias.)