UK to Make Digital ID Cards Mandatory Amid Privacy Concerns
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UK opposition leader Keir Starmer proposes a mandatory digital ID scheme to combat illegal migration and streamline access to services, sparking debate over privacy, security, and effectiveness, with mixed public reactions and political opposition.
- New digital ID will be mandatory to work in the UK BBC
- Digital IDs Are Being Introduced in the UK. Here’s How They’re Expected to Work. The New York Times
- Digital ID plan for UK risks creating ‘an enormous hacking target’, expert warns The Guardian
- UK plans compulsory digital ID as populist pressure over immigration rises Al Jazeera
- U.K. says it will introduce digital ID cards, reviving a contentious idea NBC News
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