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Digital ID in the UK: The Government Says It Is Voluntary, But Your Employer Might Not Give You a Choice (www.ibtimes.co.uk)
submitted 12 hours ago by StopTech@lemmy.today to c/technology@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.today/post/52990902

Even if an employer doesn't require the new ID, remember the UK government said that all IDs will soon have to be verified digitally. That suggests the employer will send the ID image or data to a government server which will respond with whether the person is allowed to work. So all IDs will essentially be turned into digital IDs and the government can make individuals unemployable if they do something the government doesn't like.

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[–] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 6 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

We need to create our own companies, that do not operate on the profit motive alone.

[–] partofthevoice@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 hours ago

Seriously. You need worker co’ops. The motive is simple:

”we need money to survive, because unfortunately we can’t afford to completely leave the status quo and fend for ourselves. So we establish a product that generates enough revenue to support the livelihood of our workforce, as well as savings for rough times.”

Done. Just organize leadership in a way that makes sure workers keep the power. Leadership needs to be a function of the workers, not the other way around.

You know what might be even better? Group up with several people who share this vision. Everyone gets hired at the same company. Play the long game, get promoted, promote each other, … until you can force a takeover. Make the company so entrenched, that the cost of beating your efforts is higher than the cost of giving in.

Maybe you get arrested. But if the company was adequately dependent on you, your removal (even by arrest) ought be quite damaging for the company.