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Britain to introduce compulsory digital ID for workers

(www.reuters.com)
525 points alex77456 | 2 comments | 26 Sep 25 02:09 UTC | HN request time: 0.408s | source
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digianarchist ◴[26 Sep 25 03:13 UTC] No.45382207[source]▶
If it's only applicable to citizens then how do they hope it will help on migration?

Edit: The Times says this is to include all workers:

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/digital-id-comp...

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1. Broken_Hippo ◴[26 Sep 25 03:57 UTC] No.45382464[source]▶
The same way other things "help" migration. By making life very difficult for you if you aren't a proper citizen. I imagine the outcome for this would be to make it nearly impossible to do anything with the government or doing anything you might need an ID for, especially online. Some citizens will probably suffer too, but it is a price the government is willing to pay.
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2. digianarchist ◴[26 Sep 25 04:28 UTC] No.45382637[source]▶
Wouldn't that push people into black markets for day to day living?