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Its the end of the world as we know it (and I don't feel fine) @tegridysucks.bsky.social · 3h

The passport office holds SOME information, not ALL information.
If you can't see the difference, then it's pointless interacting with you, as you're arguing from a position of (with respect) ignorance

Have a good'n

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Its the end of the world as we know it (and I don't feel fine) @tegridysucks.bsky.social · 3h

This is basically it.. it's a way to keep the poors in their place
Uni has become something of a luxury, even though it leads to much higher lifetime income (or it did before the destruction of entry level grad roles)

It's basically another way of dissuading disadvantaged students from higher Ed

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Its the end of the world as we know it (and I don't feel fine) @tegridysucks.bsky.social · 3h

Are you deliberately misunderstanding? Is this a bit?

Its the end of the world as we know it (and I don't feel fine) @tegridysucks.bsky.social · 3h

You can keep conflating different issues, it doesn't make you any less wrong though

Invert your thinking. Why do we need digital ID if passports already do the job flawlessly - in your opinion?

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Its the end of the world as we know it (and I don't feel fine) @tegridysucks.bsky.social · 3h

Yeah that really boiled my piss as well.. No one took a look at this article and thought "What is this stupid cunt on about?" before publishing

Seems like it got hand waved through as ragebait

Its the end of the world as we know it (and I don't feel fine) @tegridysucks.bsky.social · 3h

Certainly feeling that way of late.. Some of the shit getting through is risible

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Its the end of the world as we know it (and I don't feel fine) @tegridysucks.bsky.social · 3h

Starmer literally stood at a podium and said "You WILL require a digital ID to prove your right to work"

I'd find the clip for you, but you would just do mental acrobatics to justify it to yourself

Its the end of the world as we know it (and I don't feel fine) @tegridysucks.bsky.social · 3h

It's mandatory. Fool yourself into thinking otherwise, but the mission creep has already started, and it hasn't even launched yet

Also it absolutely will carry ALL information and ties to your finances, creating a digital surveillance platform
This isn't a tin foil hat thing, they have said as much

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Its the end of the world as we know it (and I don't feel fine) @tegridysucks.bsky.social · 3h

Optional ID cards are far less of a problem, because they are optional, and not having one doesn't exclude you from accessing services.

OAuth already exists, and is secure zero trust which means it only verifies the data in a secure manner, and does not gives it out to any service that requests it

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Its the end of the world as we know it (and I don't feel fine) @tegridysucks.bsky.social · 3h

You're deliberately conflating issues. Passports are demonstrably fine because they are hard copies although the loss/theft of them causes issues

This is centralisation of data that creates a single attack surface that exposes ALL data
So think of it as gaining access to every UK citizens passport

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Its the end of the world as we know it (and I don't feel fine) @tegridysucks.bsky.social · 4h

Well, it worked for British Museums for hundreds of years.. so only seems fair

Its the end of the world as we know it (and I don't feel fine) @tegridysucks.bsky.social · 5h

Data released today shows that support for Brexit has never been lower and people think it's been a terrible idea.

You will always have racist fuckwits, but generally this isn't something that would be widely supported at all. And even Brexiteer idiots would prefer a border with EU vs Russia

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Its the end of the world as we know it (and I don't feel fine) @tegridysucks.bsky.social · 5h

Estonia had 50% of all digital IDs exposed in a hack and had to reissue almost a million physical IDs

India has people falling through the cracks and basically erased from society.

Most other places it's truly optional to reduce friction, which is a much lower risk, but there are still breaches

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Its the end of the world as we know it (and I don't feel fine) @tegridysucks.bsky.social · 5h

It's mandatory.
You won't be able to work if you don't have a digital ID

And there is huge difference between a hack that exposes "some" data vs "all" data - that is the difference we're talking about here.

And no, it doesn't work elsewhere. There have been major hacks on every system

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Its the end of the world as we know it (and I don't feel fine) @tegridysucks.bsky.social · 5h

There was never a ceasefire. There was the chance to reload.
Israel are ethnic cleansing, and need to start being held to account for it.

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Its the end of the world as we know it (and I don't feel fine) @tegridysucks.bsky.social · 5h

And certainly not given up to Russia
Independence is one thing, giving up sovereign territory to an invading army another entirely

Its the end of the world as we know it (and I don't feel fine) @tegridysucks.bsky.social · 5h

Once upon a time maybe, but not now

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Its the end of the world as we know it (and I don't feel fine) @tegridysucks.bsky.social · 6h

Utter moron.. what part of the UK are you willing to give up eh?
And the "peace" brokered has already been shattered by the Nazi in chief Netanyahu

Fucking ridiculous that this ever made it past the editors

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Its the end of the world as we know it (and I don't feel fine) @tegridysucks.bsky.social · 14h

I cannot be friends with anyone that thinks it's ok installing this device.

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Its the end of the world as we know it (and I don't feel fine) @tegridysucks.bsky.social · 15h

looks amazing! I'd make a derogatory remark about our brothers in t'North, but I honestly have nothing bad to say

Impressive!!

Its the end of the world as we know it (and I don't feel fine) @tegridysucks.bsky.social · 15h

Hey it's ok. No harm no foul

Good luck to you too! I suspect we will all need it.. Reform is happening, and that should terrify us all, regardless of our station in life

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Its the end of the world as we know it (and I don't feel fine) @tegridysucks.bsky.social · 16h

In all seriousness, given the gravity of a peace deal on the personal and legal circumstances of Netanyahu, did anyone really expect this to stick?

I didn't.. not for a second.
It was a chance to reload, not to secure peace.

Its the end of the world as we know it (and I don't feel fine) @tegridysucks.bsky.social · 16h

I really want to watch Under The Silver Lake again, but I felt so unreasonably attacked by the scene in the "retro" bar with "old" music, and it was literally the backbone of my entire real world playlist.

I love obscure and liminal horror, but please don't attack me so hard.. I know I'm old

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Its the end of the world as we know it (and I don't feel fine) @tegridysucks.bsky.social · 17h

you too mate. No animosity intended.. Just a difference of opinion - and maybe I'm a little more "in my mead" to be having a civilised discussion, so apologies if my tone is off

I'll leave the country before I'm digitally tagged though.. but you're right. That's a me thing

Its the end of the world as we know it (and I don't feel fine) @tegridysucks.bsky.social · 17h

Glad you got your bag and tapped out, I hope to do the same.
I genuinely mean that..

But yeah this isn't an industry I want a part in any more.