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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: 0.427s | 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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1. KaiserPro ◴[26 Sep 25 12:12 UTC] No.45385591[source]▶
This isn't the USA, ICE doesn't exist here.

We have the border force, and they aren't allowed to cover their faces, yet.

But to your point, its required to have some sort of ID for renting, job or voting _already_ the difference here is there is a digital version of it.

The other thing is that driving licenses are also ID, that carry a £10k fine for not keeping your address up to date.

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2. pjc50 ◴[26 Sep 25 12:18 UTC] No.45385642[source]▶
> its required to have some sort of ID for renting, job or voting _already_ the difference here is there is a digital version of it

It's strange how last time I campaigned against ID cards 25 years ago, none of those requirements were in place. Voter ID in particular is a very recent idea imported from the US (and of course doesn't apply to postal votes, where there are actually real concerns about security and diversion).