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UK Government Plans to Charge Admission to National Museums for International Visitors

A terrible idea. Just make art galleries free for all and encourage tourism!

*Reads article*

".. the implementation of charging international visitors to enter national museums is “conditional on the government first rolling out a universal ID scheme, which would make it easier to differentiate domestic and international visitors.”"

FUCK NO!

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/uk-museums-admission-fees-international-visitors-1234779033/

#IDCards #Surveillance #UK #Art #NationalGallery #TateGallery

UK to Charge Admission to National Museums for International Visitors

The UK government has accepted a proposal to charge admission for international visitors to national museums to support greater art access.

Graham Ward Feb 13

RE: https://newsie.social/@TheConversationUK/116065332116953289

it's bank cards as pseudo ID cards rather than doing it properly. The next step will be store loyalty cards. Afterall, they do know rather a lot about you! #VoterID #UK_politics #IDCards

John Leonard Jan 14

The government has rolled back a key part of its plans to introduce a digital identity scheme by the end of this parliament.
People will no longer be required to sign up to the digital ID scheme in order to seek work in the UK.

https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2026/government/government-backtracks-on-digital-id

#ukgov #ukpol #technews #idcards #digitalid

Government backtracks on digital ID

The government has rolled back a key part of its plans to introduce a digital identity scheme by the end of this parliament.

Alec Muffett Jan 14

Government drops plans for mandatory digital ID to work in UK | BBC | ID Cards are not dead yet and we need to keep the pressure up… https://alecmuffett.com/article/141230 #DigitalId #IdCards #surveillance

Government drops plans for man...

Government drops plans for mandatory digital ID to work in UK | BBC | ID Cards are not dead yet and we need to keep the pressure up…

… however, this is pointing in the right direction: “The government has dropped plans requiring workers to sign up to its digital ID scheme in order to prove their right to work in the UK, th…

Dropsafe

Alec Muffett Jan 14

Government drops plans for mandatory digital ID to work in UK | BBC | ID Cards are not dead yet and we need to keep the pressure up…
https://alecmuffett.com/article/141230
#DigitalId #IdCards #surveillance

Government drops plans for mandatory digital ID to work in UK | BBC | ID Cards are not dead yet and we need to keep the pressure up…

… however, this is pointing in the right direction: “The government has dropped plans requiring workers to sign up to its digital ID scheme in order to prove their right to work in the UK, th…

Dropsafe

Adam Jacobs 🇺🇦Jan 14

Very pleased to see that the government has listened to reason and scrapped their crazy scheme for mandatory ID cards. This is a welcome development.

Maybe the strong opposition to it had an effect after all. Just goes to show that it's worth speaking up, signing petitions, writing to MPs, and all that kind of thing.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3385zrrx73o

#UKPolitics #IDCards

Government drops plans for mandatory digital ID to work in UK

There will still be digital checks on those starting a new job, but people will not need to hold a digital ID.

BBC News

alecm Jan 14

Government drops plans for mandatory digital ID to work in UK | BBC | ID Cards are not dead yet and we need to keep the pressure up…

… however, this is pointing in the right direction:

“The government has dropped plans requiring workers to sign up to its digital ID scheme in order to prove their right to work in the UK, the BBC understands. By 2029, right to work checks will be done digitally – for example by using biometric passports – but registering with the new digital ID programme will be optional.”

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3385zrrx73o

Government drops plans for mandatory digital ID to work in UK

There will still be digital checks on those starting a new job, but people will not need to hold a digital ID.

BBC News

🐦‍🔥nemo™🐦‍⬛ 🇺🇦🍉Jan 1

lol soon #governments will reqire you too provide #idcards for touching #computers #smartphones

Jeez, crazy sh*t :/ #notcool

Police State UK Dec 19

"There are basic vulnerabilities in the system. It would not take any creative thinking for a state actor or organised crime to target the vulnerabilities in #DigitalID."

#UKPol #IDCards #No2ID

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSaHyMLCPWF/

ITV News on Instagram: "Multiple senior whistleblowers in the civil service have told ITV News that there are severe security flaws in the technology used for the government’s planned Digital ID. They have raised concerns about the Government's One Login technology which is already used by 13 million people, and say a major flaw was discovered during a security exercise. A government spokesperson told us: “Protecting user data and the integrity of government systems is always our highest priority. “We work continuously to monitor, and defend against, all threats, and work closely with the National Cyber Security Centre which provides advice to the programme on a wider range of cyber security matters. “Our personnel hold the relevant levels of security clearance for their role, and we carry out regular, independent security testing as the public rightly expect, taking swift action whenever possible vulnerabilities are identified. "Our security model involves multiple lines of defence and continues to provide a secure and trusted way for millions of people to access government services." #itvnews #digitalid #technology"

538 likes, 61 comments - itvnews on December 18, 2025: "Multiple senior whistleblowers in the civil service have told ITV News that there are severe security flaws in the technology used for the government’s planned Digital ID. They have raised concerns about the Government's One Login technology which is already used by 13 million people, and say a major flaw was discovered during a security exercise. A government spokesperson told us: “Protecting user data and the integrity of government systems is always our highest priority. “We work continuously to monitor, and defend against, all threats, and work closely with the National Cyber Security Centre which provides advice to the programme on a wider range of cyber security matters. “Our personnel hold the relevant levels of security clearance for their role, and we carry out regular, independent security testing as the public rightly expect, taking swift action whenever possible vulnerabilities are identified. "Our security model involves multiple lines of defence and continues to provide a secure and trusted way for millions of people to access government services." #itvnews #digitalid #technology".

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Totts Dec 19

" We are fairly confident it's a low risk, said Chris Bryant about the data breach at the Foreign Office

#IDcards