Government drops plans for mandatory digital ID to work in UK

Re:Government drops plans for mandatory digital ID to work i... by Pet_Ant on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @12:15PM (#46618831)

All this rigor for a country without an actual formalised constitution. I mean, maybe the government should work on that first and make sure it has a right to work there first?

> Unlike in most countries, no official attempt has been made to codify ... thus it is known as an uncodified constitution.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_United_Kin...

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Re:Government drops plans for mandatory digital ID to work i... by dgxyz on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @12:18PM (#46618876)

Based on recent events, I wouldn't suggest a constitution makes much of a difference to an adversarial government.

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Re:Government drops plans for mandatory digital ID to work i... by littlestymaar on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @12:20PM (#46618908)

This. The illusion that you could fend off tyranny with a piece of paper was always a bit ridiculous, and it shows.

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Re:Government drops plans for mandatory digital ID to work i... by isk517 on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @12:41PM (#46619225)

Arguably it's purpose is to define where government responsibility ends and tyranny begins. Very useful if the population it applies to cares about it being violated

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Re:Government drops plans for mandatory digital ID to work i... by gizajob on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @01:07PM (#46619752)

The Magna Carta was meant to formalise that spec 800 years ago.

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Re:Government drops plans for mandatory digital ID to work i... by exe34 on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @01:37PM (#46620443)

I suspect there is a hysteresis loop - it has to get really bad before the population changes phase.

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Re:Government drops plans for mandatory digital ID to work i... by bogdan on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @12:19PM (#46618891)

I'm sorry but how is this relevant? Or did you just recently learn this and thought it's "interesting" to share?

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Re:Government drops plans for mandatory digital ID to work i... by Pet_Ant on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @12:28PM (#46619044)

They want to have rigorous well-indexed system for the people in a country, when the system of the country isn't rigorous.

When your constitution is ad hoc, it seems only fair that everything else is. Start with the foundation before formalising everything else.

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Re:Government drops plans for mandatory digital ID to work i... by lifetimerubyist on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @12:30PM (#46619084)

How's that piece of paper working out for you guys right now?

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Re:Government drops plans for mandatory digital ID to work i... by LegitShady on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @12:34PM (#46619139)

their goal is to expand the orwellian spying panopticon, not to codify people's rights.

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