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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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