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Keir Starmer expected to announce plans for digital ID cards (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by ctry21@sh.itjust.works to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk

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[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 19 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Well that's bound to be popular.

He might as well wear a Reform badge at this point.

[–] ctry21@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Honestly it does feel like he's campaigning for them at this stage. I don't think anyone is going to like this policy, even the far-right who he is trying to appease with this aren't going to trust a mandatory government app on their phones.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 3 points 3 weeks ago

Those eejits get their knickers in a twist over the emergency alerts broadcast system! Which is one of the most privacy respecting methods of communication on your phone!

[–] kbal@fedia.io 12 points 3 weeks ago

Making Britain less attractive to illegal migrants, at the cost of also making it less attractive to everyone else.

[–] Codpiece@feddit.uk 7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Will I need to use it to access websites?

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 16 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Got your wanking license, mate?

[–] Codpiece@feddit.uk 10 points 3 weeks ago

Not yet, I believe it’s in hand.

[–] thehatfox@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Well, this will do nothing to hinder illegal migration. So the question is what do they want it for?

[–] Flamekebab@piefed.social 6 points 3 weeks ago

No, thanks. Waste our money on something else. How about waterslides?

[–] Aliktren@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Because we have all this spare money to spend...

[–] AWittyUsername@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

OSA - Europe attempting to pass laws to allow them to see private encrypted messages - Digital "ID"