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Britain to introduce compulsory digital ID for workers

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525 points alex77456 | 3 comments | 26 Sep 25 02:09 UTC | HN request time: 0.701s | source
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jjgreen ◴[26 Sep 25 11:08 UTC] No.45385121[source]▶
Before the election I was approached by a bubbly young woman who tried to persuade me to vote Labour: "No thanks, last time I did that they tried to introduce ID cards", "But that's not in our manifesto" she replied, "It wasn't the last time I voted for them either".

It gives me no pleasure to be right on this.

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celticninja ◴[26 Sep 25 11:37 UTC] No.45385315[source]▶
Could you explain what it is you find so distasteful about ID cards?

I mean if you have a passport then you already have an 'ID card', but I certainly don't want to take that out with me to prove my age.

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1. GJim ◴[26 Sep 25 12:06 UTC] No.45385524[source]▶
> to prove my age

If you want to prove your age, there are a host of *voluntary* forms of identity you can carry if you wish to do so. Please tell me how a new *compulsory* scheme (with privacy invading overreach) is going to help you.

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2. KaiserPro ◴[26 Sep 25 12:13 UTC] No.45385596[source]▶
I mean most pubs only allows passports and driving licenses. the latter has a compulsion to keep it updated.
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3. v3xro ◴[26 Sep 25 19:43 UTC] No.45390289[source]▶
And even then you're never asked for it if you look over 25. Which is fair - if in doubt, verify, but usually you don't need to give over your *identity* to a place that serves alcohol.