The U-turns keep coming – but Starmer’s allies insist they’re his best hope of revival

Prime minister wants cabinet ministers to move on from policies that have tanked with voters

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Keir Starmer denies change to digital ID plan is yet another U-turn

No 10 says ditching of key plank of plan is technical tweak after Kemi Badenoch targeted Starmer over issue at PMQs

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West Midlands crime commissioner resists calls for immediate sacking of chief constable – UK politics live

Simon Foster says he will give report into force’s handling of Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban ‘careful consideration’ in deciding Craig Guildford’s fate

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Rachel Reeves ‘pretty relaxed’ about what form of digital ID workers use

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West Midlands crime commissioner resists calls for immediate sacking of chief constable – UK politics live

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UK government rolls back key part of digital ID card plans

Workers will be able to use other identification for right to work, meaning digital form not mandatory

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Digital ID: Danes and Estonians find it ‘pretty uncontroversial’

Citizens have enrolled with little opposition, albeit with some concerns over security and privacy, as UK plans system

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New #blog post: ID Cards Have Come Around Again :(

The #UK government contends that they'll help reduce illegal immigration. In this post I look at why that's unlikely to be true as well as some of the harms that the #BritCard will likely bring with it.

https://www.bentasker.co.uk/posts/blog/privacy/id-cards-come-around-again.html?B

#UKPolitics #ukpol #IdentityCards

ID Cards Have Come Around Again

The government has announced its intention to introduce a new Digital ID card, dubbed the "BritCard". This card, the Government contends, will help reduce illegal immigration (conveniently helping the

www.bentasker.co.uk

This is an excellent piece on privacy, data collection, and being wary of government's data oversight.

https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/data-democratische-rechtsorde/

It is in Dutch, but worth to read with a translator.

(If you want it in English, the Google translation is "fine": https://berthub-eu.translate.goog/articles/posts/data-democratische-rechtsorde/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en)

by @bert_hubert

#PrivacyIsARight #Privacy #IdentityCards #IDCards

Data en de Democratische Rechtsorde - Bert Hubert's writings

Data en de democratische rechtsorde. Ik dacht, ik begin eens goed pompeus. Bij de AIVD werkte ik mee aan het afluisteren van mensen, later heb ik daar software voor gemaakt en allemaal heel interessante dingen gedaan. Nog later weer werd ik toezichthouder van diezelfde AIVD en de MIVD en moest ik toestemming geven voor die dingen, mag je Pietje afluisteren of niet, of mag je Pietje en al zijn vrienden afluisteren, of mag je misschien heel Nederland aftappen.

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