Post AyblLgrldeIfj6neWe by rhys@mastodon.rhys.wtf
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 (DIR) Post #AyblLeqz7aUBU6Q01o by rhys@mastodon.rhys.wtf
       2025-09-25T15:41:19Z
       
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       Hmmm.I remember protesting against ID cards when Blair pursued them.  Nowadays...  I'm not sure how I feel.  It'd certainly be convenient, especially in the age of voter ID.My general view of government has changed too.  I don't view government as an adversary anymore; rather I want government to do more and be better at it.But then, the threat of the far right looms.  I would fear a slide toward authoritarianism with them in power 🤔#UKPolitics #UKPol https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g54g6vgpdo
       
 (DIR) Post #AyblLfuDD4f4kOw5hI by rhys@mastodon.rhys.wtf
       2025-09-25T15:44:04Z
       
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       GDS is very good, and if a central identity system could be used and managed across all central and local government services that'd be great and help alleviate issues with tons of disparate identity/security providers of varying consistency and maturity — perhaps even wider than just public services too.  Maybe it could service the Online Security Act age verification.On the other hand, huuuuuge target.🤔#UKPolitics #UKPol
       
 (DIR) Post #AyblLgrldeIfj6neWe by rhys@mastodon.rhys.wtf
       2025-09-25T19:29:22Z
       
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       I'm keen to hear others' opinions on this.A facet to it I've expressed before around my often paranoid privacy and security practices is that I don't view the police or the government in this country as my adversaries.  I would in China, Russia, or the US, but not here.I view private companies, primarily big tech companies, as my adversaries.  I'd prefer a digital identity provided by government to a Google or Facebook account by far, for example.
       
 (DIR) Post #AyblLhiaTGYEMvVpr6 by cy@fedicy.us.to
       2025-09-26T19:43:10Z
       
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       I will 100% give any public governing authority my public key, and do whatever vetting they require for them to vouch for my identity. The thing is they all refuse to do that, since I could generate a new public key that wouldn't be tied to that identity, and that can't be allowed.Thus, they don't want to help us identify who we are. They want to make sure we're powerless to escape their surveillance. Your ID card doesn't identify you so much as it imprisons you under their control.But I mean yeah, Google and Facebook, I won't even give the time of day. Public governments are negotiable. Coverups and extortion rackets, not so much.