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Britain to introduce compulsory digital ID for workers

(www.reuters.com)
525 points alex77456 | 6 comments | 26 Sep 25 02:09 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source | bottom
1. Xss3 ◴[26 Sep 25 16:23 UTC] No.45388232[source]▶
Any digital ID not using a form of blockchain tech is doing it wrong in my view.
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2. isbvhodnvemrwvn ◴[26 Sep 25 21:51 UTC] No.45391369[source]▶
What purpose would that serve if identity is assigned by a centralized entity (the government)?
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3. Xss3 ◴[27 Sep 25 11:21 UTC] No.45394832[source]▶
Fraud prevention and decentralised id verification.

In a nutshell itd give identities the same level of technological protection that crypto currencies have.

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4. Xss3 ◴[27 Sep 25 12:44 UTC] No.45395248{3}[source]▶
Would be very useful for voting too. Bulletproof fraudulent vote or ballot modification prevention.
5. isbvhodnvemrwvn ◴[28 Sep 25 14:52 UTC] No.45404754{3}[source]▶
There is nothing this does that digital signature don't already.
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6. Xss3 ◴[28 Sep 25 21:16 UTC] No.45408099{4}[source]▶
Implementation details matter