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Britain to introduce compulsory digital ID for workers

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525 points alex77456 | 4 comments | 26 Sep 25 02:09 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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lvturner ◴[26 Sep 25 03:07 UTC] No.45382168[source]▶
Having just paid a small fortune to renew my passport. I'm not super excited about this, especially as I live outside the UK.

I also don't trust them not to make a complete hash of all this, removing all potential utility while simultaneously increasing the chances of my ID being stolen.

sigh

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elcritch ◴[26 Sep 25 03:24 UTC] No.45382273[source]▶
As an American it seems to me that the UK government insists on finding a way to upset all sides on any given issue like illegal immigration. If anything it's the singular and unique skill of Whitehall.
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0xDEAFBEAD ◴[26 Sep 25 03:28 UTC] No.45382305[source]▶
A good compromise leaves everyone mad.
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1. JumpCrisscross ◴[26 Sep 25 03:42 UTC] No.45382384[source]▶
A good compromise leaves everyone dissatisfied. A bad deal leaves everyone mad.
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2. frollogaston ◴[26 Sep 25 03:57 UTC] No.45382465[source]▶
like IPv6
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3. fruitworks ◴[26 Sep 25 04:57 UTC] No.45382815[source]▶
whats wrong with ipv6? other than square brackets
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4. frollogaston ◴[01 Oct 25 00:22 UTC] No.45432933{3}[source]▶
Everything except for the part where the address space is bigger. We got a halfway migration now that everyone is angry about.