Tony Blair: Bring in Digital Ids to Get Tough on Populism
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Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair suggests implementing digital IDs to combat populism, sparking concerns about surveillance and authoritarianism, with the sole commenter expressing strong reservations about the proposal.
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raxxorraxor
3 months ago
But I thought it was just meant to make government services more accessible... :)
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