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Meanwhile in the UK a petition to stop the government doing the same has passed 2 million signatures. On a technical level, I wonder if they will use verified
by harel 1y ago
Meanwhile in the UK a petition to stop the government doing the same has passed 2 million signatures.
On a technical level, I wonder if they will use verified credentials to drive this.
- bootsmann 1y agoThe codebase they are going to use already exists and is open source. Most of the specs can be found somewhere on their github. It's a bit more voodoo than just plain credentials to satisfy privacy requirements. https://github.com/swiyu-admin-ch https://github.com/swiyu-admin-ch
- harel 1y agoInteresting. It's got a number of VC hallmarks there nonetheless.
- boomskats 1y agoAnd rightly so. The Swiss have direct democracy. We have a PM who is so jealous of Tony's 20 mil a year in post-Iraq 'speaking fees' that he'll do anything to figure out his own revolving door - in this case throwing an entire nation's worth of data under the Peter Thiel bus in the hope of some kickbacks. What the Swiss just voted on and what the UK government are mandating are absolutely not 'the same'. Use of the swiss ID is voluntary.
- harel 1y agoI'm a signatory of said petition. Scary times.
- pbhjpbhj 1y agoWhat's the precise nature of the conspiracy you're claiming exist between Starmer and Thiel?
- myvoiceismypass 1y agoMaybe the UK getting in bed with Palintir https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-strategic-partnership-to-unlock-billions-and-boost-military-ai-and-innovation https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-strategic-partnership...
- mytailorisrich 1y agoThe UK proposal is not the same because it would be de facto mandatory. In addition, Switzerland already has ID cards. The UK does not and the people have always resisted them.
- zugi 1y agoThere seem to be massive differences between the two. Per the article, the Swiss system: > People can use it to identify themselves to authorities and businesses... Use of the e-ID is voluntary Whereas in the UK, Starmer proudly proclaimed that the "right to work" in the UK would require this ditigal ID, which is a rather creative use of the word "right".
- harel 1y agoYes I know. It's similar by name, not by implementation details. We already have a right to work system. A different one won't change the state of illegal migration just like the current one does not affect it.