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Now I'm scared

TheCatWoman

Starmer has announced that he's introducing digital ID cards and as yet theres no alterantive for those of us with no smart phones, althought "they're going to consult" on it, who with or how we don't know. But quite frankly this news has me really scared, terriied, I'm shaking and may have to take some anti-anxiety meds. 

I can see a situation where my Mum, me and a few of our neighbours are going to be illegal in our own country and unable to access services.

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    The government hasn’t yet worked out what, if any, alternatives to digital ID would be acceptable.

    A passport is currently an acceptable form of ID for many things such as for voting in government elections, opening a bank account or claiming government benefits. 

    I imagine that any transition period to digital ID would be gradual, and that other forms of ID such as a passport would continue to be acceptable for a long time. Alternatively, they may introduce ID cards for some people, but it is unlikely to be long term and universal as the cost to the government would be high and it could be open to fraud. These are just my own thoughts about it because I do not have insight into how it might be worked out.

    Many European countries have had laws requiring citizens to carry ID cards for many years, so they will probably eventually shift over to digital ID too.