Government drops plans for mandatory digital ID to work in UK

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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