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Mike Dailly: Mandatory Digital ID Cards Are Unnecessary and Illiberal

On Friday the Prime Minister announced a mandatory BritCard digital ID for Right-to-Work checks by 2029, and Keir Starmer insisted it will help stop illegal working and tighten border security.
To tackle illegal working, the UK government proposes BritCard to reduce the shadow economy and improve enforcement through automatic data collection from raids on workplaces.
Public reaction ranges from support to opposition as a petition to Parliament surpasses over 2.4 million signatures and organisers warn of mass surveillance risks.
Civil liberties groups warn a mandatory digital ID risks a 'checkpoint society' and exclusion of vulnerable groups, while cybersecurity experts caution it could be an enormous hacking target.
Technically, the plan would store credentials in a GOV.UK wallet on phones like the NHS App, while previous UK ID schemes issued 15,000 cards before a £4.6 billion scrapped pilot.

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