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Written by 🌅Rí Rua🏔️ on 2025-01-18 at 11:44

Not so sure that 'Digital Driving Licences' are a good thing, neither will they make anything easier. IMO.

Nothing difficult about carrying around a card in a wallet.

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Written by 🌅Rí Rua🏔️ on 2025-01-18 at 11:47

Apparently folk in Denmark, Australia, Norway and Iceland already utilise this.

Wonder if it's more of a hinderance or not, to them :sloth_think:

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Written by 🌅Rí Rua🏔️ on 2025-01-18 at 11:54

I already deal with the phone payments and oh my god is it tedious waiting for people to finally get Apple Pay or Google Pay to actually work.

Folk with normal cards, tap-to-pay and done. Even folk who need to sign when they use their cards are quicker.

I can't imagine the delay when the phone kills Gov.UK app and then you need to log in again before going back to Google Pay, which has also been killed because Android and its software is super-bloated, and wait for log in process, find that one card, again, and finally pay for something.

If this rolls out this year, I am not looking forward to it.

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Written by 🌅Rí Rua🏔️ on 2025-01-18 at 11:55

I also hope it doesn't rely on some Google proprietary BS to work.

But then, why would a sovereign nation not contract out security to a surveillance capitalist behemoth stationed in a country with sketchy governance?

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Written by 🌅Rí Rua🏔️ on 2025-01-18 at 16:04

Just had a thought. I think this tech will be used to access online content.

Need proof of age, pings your Gov.UK app and then entry or not is granted.

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Written by Stevan on 2025-01-18 at 11:45

@ruari Of course they're a good thing. It'll shovel hundreds of millions into Crapita or Fujitsu and ensure at least one cabinet member and a whitehall mandarin a board position and golden hello. Where's the downside? 😡

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Written by 🌅Rí Rua🏔️ on 2025-01-18 at 11:50

@withaveeay got to do our bit for charity and keep these hard-working board-members in work XD

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Written by Ash K on 2025-01-18 at 11:47

@ruari what's a wallet? Is that for old people? 😛

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Written by 🌅Rí Rua🏔️ on 2025-01-18 at 11:49

@ash I carry my cards loose in my pockets :sloth_scream:

Yes, yes they are for old people

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