US EditionStarmer Backs UK-Wide Digital ID to Verify Right to Work and Rent
The UK government plans the mandatory 'Brit-Card' digital ID to combat illegal immigration and fraud, with 53% public support reported in recent surveys.
- On Friday, Keir Starmer revealed that the UK will implement a compulsory digital ID system to verify individuals’ eligibility to work and rent.
- Following a previous decision against implementing ID cards in July 2024, growing public frustration over illegal immigration and increased small boat arrivals prompted the government to reconsider its approach.
- Government officials explained that the digital ID, stored free on mobile phones, will simplify identity checks and help tackle illegal employment and document fraud.
- Opposition parties and nearly 900,000 people who signed a parliamentary petition expressed concerns that the digital ID system might threaten individual privacy and enable increased government monitoring.
- The policy is set to be implemented before the next general election, though debate continues regarding its effectiveness and necessity.
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The BritCard Digital ID Psyop
Apparently, in order to be able to work in the UK, we will all be forced to adopt digital ID—the mandatory so-called BritCard. There is absolutely no public appetite for this, as the more than 2 million and rising (at the time of writing) signatures to the online petition to stop it demonstrates. Of course, online petitions don’t …
How digital ID cards work around the world
Keir Starmer’s announcement that the UK will introduce mandatory digital ID for all citizens has sparked furious debate about their use, effectiveness and threat to privacy.In making its case, the government has promised to take the “best aspects of the digital identification systems that are already up and running around the world”. The plans would require each person to have an electronic ID, stored in a digital encrypted “wallet” on their sma…
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