The UK Announces Mandatory Digital Id Plans
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The UK government has announced plans to introduce mandatory digital IDs, sparking concerns among commenters about potential surveillance and data misuse, while the story itself reports on the government's intentions to crack down on immigration.
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dang
3 months ago
Comments moved to https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45381810.
ChrisArchitect
3 months ago
[dupe] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45385092
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