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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: 0.21s | source
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voidUpdate ◴[26 Sep 25 14:26 UTC] No.45386876[source]▶
What's the benefit of this over a passport? A passport is a physical thing, so you don't need to have a phone to be able to use it, proves who you are with the same details as this digital ID, and will probably require a similar amount of paperwork to get hold of
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1. Hikikomori ◴[26 Sep 25 15:06 UTC] No.45387370[source]▶
Can't use your passport online. In Sweden we have bank id, its used for everything from validating purchases, logging in to banks, government or other websites, to sign documents, get a loan, etc. To get it you would need to go to a bank and present a proper ID, the ones using bank id for auth or otherwise only get your name and personal number.