Tony Blair’s think tank wants digital IDs to turn neighbours into informants, including for noise complaints…
With each complaint contributing to your ‘community impact’ score.
The proposal is buried in a report released just two days before Keir Starmer announced plans for a mandatory digital ID.
The Prime Minister is saying publicly that the government is mandating them for every adult for right to work checks… but keeping quiet about how many areas of our public life they could be used for.
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Tony Blair’s think tank wants digital IDs to turn neighbours into informants, including for noise complaints…
With each complaint contributing to your ‘community impact’ score.
The proposal is buried in a report released just two days before Keir Starmer… pic.twitter.com/d7gNOSiTur
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There is growing public support for a “super-digital identity card” which would allow people to access public services and report problems in their local area, a new report from Sir Tony Blair’s think tank suggests.
The report, which surveyed more than 2,000 adults, saw 62 per cent of people say they favour introducing a form of digital ID alongside an app that would allow them to report things such as potholes and missed bin collections.
Three-quarters of those polled supported the use of such an app to track the progress of applications made to local authorities, while some 69 per cent said they wanted it for voting or receiving official notifications, the Tony Blair Institute report showed.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/digital-id-cards-tony-blair-institute-b2832661.html