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Britain to introduce compulsory digital ID for workers

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525 points alex77456 | 2 comments | 26 Sep 25 02:09 UTC | HN request time: 0.507s | source
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pjc50 ◴[26 Sep 25 12:04 UTC] No.45385502[source]▶
> There will be no requirement for individuals to carry their ID or be asked to produce it - but digital ID will be mandatory as a means of proving your Right to Work.

So it's mandatory for everyone except old people and the unemployed. It will almost certainly also be mandatory for renting, which has the same check. Then it will gradually seep into everything else: benefits and pensions, to cover the categories not initially covered. Then police spot checks and ICE sweeps.

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GJim ◴[26 Sep 25 12:09 UTC] No.45385563[source]▶
> and ICE sweeps

Sorry old boy, but what have the *UK* Institute of Civil Engineers got to do with this?

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1. pjc50 ◴[26 Sep 25 12:10 UTC] No.45385577[source]▶
Using the name of the US body to associate it with the immigration sweeps carried out in an abusive manner; the corresponding UK immigration raids are currently the responsibility of the Home Office.
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2. mc32 ◴[26 Sep 25 12:12 UTC] No.45385594[source]▶
Presumably they have their own British acronym and don’t need to borrow one from the US.