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UK Scraps Mandatory Digital ID Enrollment for Workers After Public Backlash


The UK government has abandoned its controversial plan to require workers to sign up for a mandatory digital ID system to prove their eligibility to work in the country, opting instead to move existing document-based checks -- such as biometric passports -- fully online by 2029. The reversal follo...

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