It’s very ironic, that this is being posted by a so-called conservative here.
You sleep in the bed you make yourself. Don’t complain when you push “liberals” so far to the right with constant moral panic about “communism” they implement the very thing your side always wanted.
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UK residents and anyone else who needs ID for verification should look at this website https://use-their-id.com/ . I strongly suggest not doing it because you can create parody drivers licenses featuring your favorite UK politicians.
Absolutely yeah. We should never endorse using the likenesses of others or submitting fraudulent identification.
It definitely would not be funny or help frustrate the privacy invasion that this is intended to be.
Please, trust the masters. They know what’s best for you.
If this actually works, it’s amazing.
It shows just how performative the ID checking systems are.
Wait, you submit a photo?? Is there no electronic ID card in the UK?
Can confirm we don’t have an official identification card, let alone electronic ones.
We use driving licences for that purpose. And kids in my area get child identification cards, but I’m not sure if that’s a national thing or not. (The name of the card has the county in it, hence why I’m not sure).
What if you’re an adult without a driver’s licence?
I’m not sure if this is unique to the UK or not, but if you don’t have a full licence, you can apply for a provisional; the pre-requisites being the following:
- be at least 15 years and 9 months old.
- be able to read a number plate from 20 metres away (which isn’t checked or enforced until the driving test anyway).
- have been given permission to live in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) for at least 185 days.
- £34
So most people have a licence in the UK, regardless of whether they can drive. Usually so we don’t have to carry our passports to the pub when we turn 18. (Which also isn’t unheard of here).
Americans when they realize that GAFAMs are foaming at the mouth at implementing the exact same thing in the US A without even being mandated to do so…
Ideally companies would just block the UK, like they did to the EU to avoid GDPR regulations.
That would put other nations (and the EU) off doing this nonsense themselves.
But it seems like the corporations have been brought to heel. Just when their usual attitudes would have come in handy.
I don’t think the corporations see it as being brought to heel, generally speaking. It’s like net neutrality; those who are already big will thrive because they can afford to implement the govs requirements while the littler guys can’t afford it and will just pull out of the UK.
At least what will be how it is while the government scrambles to unfuck themselves for the young persons vote in the next election.
I think that’s one of the big theories for sure. You’re not alone.
And maybe Trump has made them more comfortable with supplication, but I suspect once they’ve eliminated some competitions they’ll find a way to wriggle out of it (or turn it further to their advantage, likely through using it to control the flow of information or something as pedestrian as tracking ads).
like they did to the EU to avoid GDPR regulations.
I dont get this part. Are you saying that the GDPR is a bad thing?
No, the GDPR has a lot of benefits.
I’m saying that the content companies could weaponise FoMO and say “you can’t play with us any more, UK” then the government would probably have to pull back.
And then the other places considering doing something similar would have to do the same. Before it becomes the new standard to have “age” gates.
There are certain sites that don’t follow GDPR regulations, and they decided not to allow EU traffic. So when I come on those sites they say: “Due to GDPR regulations, we are barring you from accessing our site”
The UK makes The US look like adults
I feel more justified by the unnecessary i2p, vpn and portmaster layering on my pc every day.
I think you mean their listener’s license. Wow, that takes me back.
Non-Brit, non-American here: what’s this about?
The UK government have effectively repressed protests against the genocide in Gaza by classifying Palestine Action as a terrorist group.
