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> "The UK is slightly weird in not having a single unified national identity system" Weird within Europe, perhaps, but not globally. None of the other countrie
by Reason077 4y ago
> "The UK is slightly weird in not having a single unified national identity system"
Weird within Europe, perhaps, but not globally. None of the other countries I've lived in (USA, Canada, New Zealand) had a national ID system either. Yes, the USA has the Social Security Number (and NZ has IRD number, Canada SIN), but those are all analogous to the UK National Insurance Number.
- Aaron2222 4y agoNote that unlike the US's SSN, NZ's IRD numbers are only used for tax (so yes, your employer and bank have it, but it's not used for identity verification or for things that don't involve tax).