Post Aqg5OJybdLAlMTCDYW by starsstorm@spinster.xyz
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 (DIR) Post #Aqedhq1fhtCwO9Bj2O by HebrideanHecate@spinster.xyz
       2025-01-31T21:36:50.989525Z
       
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       Can someone not bash him over the head and throw him down a mine shaft.https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/tony-blair-use-tech-tough-populism-crime-justice-commission-v58gsvndlTony Blair: Bring in digital IDs to get tough on populism The former Labour prime minister, who backs identity technology systems and facial recognition, believes the public will gladly sacrifice privacy for efficiencyBlair says the public mood has changed since he tried to introduce physical ID cards in 2006 — a plan that was later shelved by the coalition government following a backlash from civil liberties campaigners. “There will be a big debate coming down the line — and this is the political argument people should have — which is: how much privacy are you prepared to trade for efficiency? That’s the real question around technology and public services. My view is that people are actually prepared to trade quite a lot.” Far from being “an instrument of government control” he sees digital ID as a tool that “empowers the individual — it allows you to simplify your transactions with the government”. Some cabinet ministers are nervous about championing a compulsory scheme, but Blair says Starmer should relish a battle that would give his administration definition. “It brings it home to people and I think it’s a political debate the government will win. It will also flush out a lot of people who want to talk about issues like immigration or benefit fraud but don’t actually will the means to get to the end.”https://archive.ph/UG2UL
       
 (DIR) Post #Aqg5OJybdLAlMTCDYW by starsstorm@spinster.xyz
       2025-01-31T23:45:04.740161Z
       
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       @HebrideanHecate This sounds like a massive government overreach to this American. But what do I know?
       
 (DIR) Post #Aqg5OLN6RkMVgjfINU by HebrideanHecate@spinster.xyz
       2025-02-01T14:31:35.147821Z
       
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       @starsstorm He's a terrible, horrible, awful demon.
       
 (DIR) Post #Aqg5RfcTcb3rM4RTwO by RadicalCartoons@spinster.xyz
       2025-02-01T14:50:56.043421Z
       
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       @HebrideanHecate @starsstorm I'm not even religious, but I approve this message! 🤢
       
 (DIR) Post #Aqg61jnnY2i2kgw61Q by HebrideanHecate@spinster.xyz
       2025-02-01T14:55:45.062088Z
       
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       @RadicalCartoons @starsstorm Truly, he comes from the dark side