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National ID Cards

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Chakhakhan77 · 19/08/2025 09:40

Do you believe the government will bring them in? Keep seeing reports of this, freedom of speech slowly being taken away. Lots of videos of big crowds in city centres protesting about immigration. Are these AI videos? Are people/media exaggerating on the number of boats bringing people in? I don't know what is real anymore!

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randomchap · 19/08/2025 10:07

ID cards are the last of your worries when it comes to tracking and monitoring if you have a mobile phone

Cloudymonday · 19/08/2025 10:07

Chakhakhan77 · 19/08/2025 10:02

I think I must be watching too many conspiracy theorists videos about the ID cards being used to monitor and control us and it's making me overly angry.

Sorry how are ID cards used to control? Or monitor in any other way than DL or passport or NHS number, or NI number etc does?

NoraLuka · 19/08/2025 10:05

I live somewhere where ID cards have existed for decades and I don’t see how they restrict freedom of speech. They definitely don’t prevent people from having protests and demonstrations (in fact we are famous for it 😁) I’d worry more about the constant tracking and videoing that goes on.

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Chakhakhan77 · 19/08/2025 10:02

I think I must be watching too many conspiracy theorists videos about the ID cards being used to monitor and control us and it's making me overly angry.

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Notmyreality · 19/08/2025 09:59

Personally I think it’s absurd that in this day and age we dont have a national id card that is your id, drivers license, voter id, age verification, medical link etc etc. all digitally connected.
It won’t happen any time soon as even if it was ever to get agreed, it will be outsourced and then made over complicated and ultimately scrapped before ever seeing the light of day.

Tiredofwhataboutery · 19/08/2025 09:54

Lots of countries in Europe have these and it’s mandatory to carry them. I’m really not that bothered but I was used to it when living in the Netherlands. I was always jealous if friends travelling in Europe with their comparatively cheap national ID cards whilst I had to bring my passport in pre brexit days.

I do think immigration issue has really come to a head. I don’t think there are easy answers lots of people would qualify as refugees, tens if not hundreds of millions surely? The rules need to change to nearest safe country.