• FosterMolasses@leminal.space
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    18 hours ago

    Exactly, it’s hypocritical AF. The plus sides outlined actually sound fairly logical and the people who are up in arms about this are as bad as everytime the far right cries invisible boogie man. Many digital-only forms of ID already exist. Apple wallet, TIN/SSN, that Covid passport thing, Biometric residence permits.

    The whole thing is just being framed as another attack piece on Starmer to make the far right’s influence grow. Every liberal who is up in arms over this is complicit too. Don’t believe me? Let’s check in on how the US is doing after they utilized the same political strategy…

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      15 hours ago

      They’re not remotely the same and thing claiming that they are is entirely disingenuous.

      Many digital-only forms of ID already exist. Apple wallet, TIN/SSN, that Covid passport thing, Biometric residence permits.

      All of those are not controlled by the government, cannot be used to track people, or are entirely made up. I don’t know what this covid passport thing is.

      Also are you even British, you’re talking about SSN’s, we don’t have those.