mindlesscrollyparrot comments on Keir Starmer to announce plans for digital ID scheme

[–] mindlesscrollyparrot@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Yvette Cooper and Jonathan Reynolds previously ruled this out, and it's obvious that it will do nothing to prevent immigrants from working illegally. Not to mention that the fact that we don't allow successful asylum claimants to work is repugnant.

So the question is: who leant on him? Who is it that really wants this? Is Palantir going to get the contract, by any chance?

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[–] ambitiousslab@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

I think it will be Oracle. They massively fund the Tony Blair Institute, and Blair has always had a love of ID cards.

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[–] mindlesscrollyparrot@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago

So Larry Ellison instead of Peter Thiel. Another foreign billionaire who totally has our interests at heart.

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[+] SleafordMod@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago (4 children)

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[–] mindlesscrollyparrot@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 1 year ago (3 children)

Hanlon's Razor, sure, but I don't buy it. He isn't stupid.

Just like the Online Safety Act, it isn't going to do much for its stated purpose, but it's going to be very effective for helping the government find and stop people organising protests.

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[–] mindlesscrollyparrot@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

It isn't only a question of political astuteness though. It's obvious that it won't work. Only an idiot would think that someone who is prepared to risk their life crossing the channel in a small boat is going to be put off by a digital ID.

I don't think I want to even consider that he might be dismantling our freedom to appease the far right in the hope that they won't notice that it hasn't done anything. I don't think you call that a lack of political astuteness. That would be rank stupidity.