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Britain to introduce compulsory digital ID for workers

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525 points alex77456 | 1 comments | 26 Sep 25 02:09 UTC | HN request time: 0.2s | 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. masfuerte ◴[26 Sep 25 12:26 UTC] No.45385705[source]▶
It will eventually be required for everybody except the wealthy.

Just like nearly everybody's medical privacy has been given away in the UK.

Like nearly everybody's rights are unenforceable because they can't pay the enormous costs of a court action.

British freedom is great if you can afford it.