The UK government has reversed its plans to mandate digital identity (digital ID) documents for workers. This notable policy reversal comes after a public petition against the plan gained almost three million signatures, as the change follows strong public backlash, political criticism, and concerns about privacy.
Announced in September 2025, the initial plan was for Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government to introduce a digital ID card (sometimes called the BritCard). It would be stored on a smartphone and prove someone’s legal right to work in the UK. The government argued it would help stop illegal work and make public services run more smoothly.
However, the mandatory requirement has now been dropped, which means workers will not be forced to get a specific government digital ID to find or keep a job. Employers will still need to verify the right to work digitally, but individuals can use standard documents like passports, visas, biometric permits, or other approved ID instead of a single, government-run digital ID.
https://coinedition.com/uk-government-scraps-mandatory-worker-digital-ids-after-record-petition/
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tldr; The UK government has scrapped plans to mandate digital identity (digital ID) cards for workers after a public petition against the proposal gained nearly three million signatures. Initially announced in September 2025 under Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the plan aimed to modernize work eligibility checks and public services. However, concerns over privacy, government overreach, and potential misuse led to widespread opposition. Workers can now use standard documents like passports or visas instead of a government-run digital ID.
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and this is related to crypto how?
Good, Fuck Starmer and his puppet master Tony Blair, absolute scum of the earth warmongers, destroying the UK for personal wealth.
Incase some of you don’t know digital ID in the UK is the idea of Tony Blair, he tried to push it through when he was in power and carrying out a genocide in Iraq.
Now the rat faced loser is back again with his dystopian ID plans. Resist.
They haven’t scrapped it, they’ve now split it up so you’ll need separate ids for any service.
Which tbh is better because a unified location was a massive security issue for me, i don’t need to have my identity stolen because the uk government is shit at keeping data secure.
I mean Jesus Christ.. parts of the nhs database gets leaked at least once a year.
They’ve done so many U-turns they might as well rename themselves the Knot Party.