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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: 0.419s | 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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OhMeadhbh ◴[26 Sep 25 03:16 UTC] No.45382224[source]▶
When the cops stop you on the street and ask for your digital ID and you can't show it to them, they'll take you to a deportation center. #PapersPlease
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1. carlosjobim ◴[26 Sep 25 06:15 UTC] No.45383286[source]▶
From Wikipedia:

"Tourism in the United Kingdom is a major industry and contributor to the U.K. economy, which is the world's 10th biggest tourist destination, with over 40.1 million visiting in 2019, contributing a total of £234 billion to the GDP"

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2. OhMeadhbh ◴[26 Sep 25 08:26 UTC] No.45384138[source]▶
Like the US, I think there are multiple interest groups, not all of whom are interested in seeing "aliens" on British streets. I was named a "Highly Skilled Migrant" by Her Majesty's Government of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland and paid a fair amount of money to the University of Liverpool and yet, never got the feeling I was in any way anything other than a foreigner.