What are your concerns about a potential Digital ID?

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chiarieds

If anyone has missed this; I thought I'd misheard a snippet on this evening's news, the Gov't is no longer making digital ID mandatory with the 'Right to Work.' Documents such as a passport can be used.

There's a little info here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3385zrrx73o

However a consultation soon about digital ID is still on the cards, so we will have to see what transpires.

JW77

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3385zrrx73o
Its not a U-turn - honest :D

luvpink

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1095196#Comment_1095196

Your link doesn't work

chiarieds

https://fullfact.org/technology/digital-id-government-proposal-changes/?omhide=true&utm_source=Full+Fact+Newsletter&utm_campaign=a227fa58d7-15%2F01%2F2025-JEC-Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_af27c25bd1-a227fa58d7-646952945

JW77

Continuing the thread I came across a Youtube channel called 'Fine Print' that has highlighted the companies the government is still going to use for managing ID data handling. Some don't have a great reputation..

geckobat

Catching up with what's been happening so I'm behind on it all but it looks like they haven't scrapped it then? They're still committed to it.