| ▲ | steanne 12 hours ago | |
didn't they try that 20 years ago and repeal? and back then it was voluntary. | ||
| ▲ | Nursie 12 hours ago | parent [-] | |
There was a big backlash and they eventually caved in and cancelled the scheme when the government changed. I lived in South London at the time and sent a letter to my MP to protest about the creation of a database state and increased surveillance, fundamentally changing the nature of the relationship between the citizen and the state. About two months later I got a form response that started "Don't worry, it's not just an ID card, there will be a huge database behind it!" Thanks. Way to show you didn't even read what I wrote. I think in the intervening years that relationship has already fundamentally changed though. Privacy from government in most western countries seems to be something of a fading memory, it would be hard to make those same arguments in 2025. | ||