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BritCard ID Now Mandatory — What Happens if You Refuse? (www.ibtimes.co.uk)

submitted 2 months ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/privacy@programming.dev

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Failure to present a BritCard when required may result in denial of employment, housing, or access to certain services. Employers and landlords will be legally obligated to verify status through the system, and failure to do so may result in fines or penalties.

While enforcement details are still emerging, civil liberties groups warn that the scheme could disproportionately affect vulnerable populations. Those without smartphones, digital literacy, or stable housing may struggle to access or maintain their digital ID, potentially pushing them further into the margins of society.

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[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Mandatory ID isn't the problem. The problem is the digital and surveillance aspect.

[–] MudMan@fedia.io 6 points 2 months ago

You sure everybody else agrees with you on that?

Cause it doesn't sound like it.

To be clear, I do think the UK's proposal specifically is problematic in that it requires you to own a specific device to support it and that it's targeting undocumented migrants specifically. That said, the UK has a contentious relationship with the concept of mandatory ID that goes beyond the practical implementation issues or the actual instances of overreach being proposed alongside it.

I mean, for one thing I have no idea why they couldn't implement this as an ID card like everybody else does.

[–] FizzyOrange@programming.dev 0 points 2 months ago

We already have plenty of disparate digital IDs they can use for that. This won't change anything.