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The part that I find extraordinary is the authentication process for the first UK passport (like after acquiring a citizenship). They don't have an old photo to
by cm2187 6y ago
The part that I find extraordinary is the authentication process for the first UK passport (like after acquiring a citizenship). They don't have an old photo to compare to, they won't look at a foreign ID either. So the authentication process consists in asking me a series of personal questions (that I know they don't know the answer to because I never gave it to them at any point in the process) and look at me in the eye to assess whether I am truthful.
- zo1 6y agoWelcome to the world where your government does not actually have a proper, audited, secure and centralized database of all its citizens. Even third-world countries have it better. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identity_Cards_Act_2006#Objections_to_the_scheme https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identity_Cards_Act_2006#Object... Reasons for disbanding it: 1. Costs 2. "Effectiveness" 3. "Racism" 4. "Privacy Concerns"