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BritCard ID Now Mandatory — What Happens if You Refuse? (www.ibtimes.co.uk)

submitted 10 months ago by throws_lemy to c/privacy@programming.dev

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Failure to present a BritCard when required may result in denial of employment, housing, or access to certain services. Employers and landlords will be legally obligated to verify status through the system, and failure to do so may result in fines or penalties.

While enforcement details are still emerging, civil liberties groups warn that the scheme could disproportionately affect vulnerable populations. Those without smartphones, digital literacy, or stable housing may struggle to access or maintain their digital ID, potentially pushing them further into the margins of society.

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[–] NochMehrG@feddit.org 1 points 10 months ago

While I‘m not against a digital ID per se (disclaimer: I’m not a British citizen), the reasons brought up for the ID don’t really persuade me. If you would want to fight illegal immigration (I wouldn’t), legal immigrants already need paperwork done, right? And fighting illegal work is usually not a problem of IDs but of enforcement. If a business is controlled once every 20 years it doesn’t matter, if there’s a digital ID or not. So I’m not really convinced by the reasons given. And I understand why the British citizens are asking questions.