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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/users/openrightsgroup/statuses/113900584862538249">Open Rights Group (openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org)'s status on Monday, 27-Jan-2025 22:40:58 JST</a><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/@openrightsgroup" title="openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/117192-48-20230506132411.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Open Rights Group" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Open Rights Group</a><div><ul><li></ul></div></section><article><p>“Is there going to be pressure for the app to become the portal that you have to interact with the government through?</p><p>One future problem is it ends up evolving into a national identity database where every interaction is tracked, which has considerable privacy implications.”</p><p>🗣️ ORG's <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/@JamesBaker">@JamesBaker</a> on the UK government's proposals for a gov.uk app and wallet.</p><p><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/privacy" rel="tag">#privacy</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/surveillance" rel="tag">#surveillance</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ID" rel="tag">#ID</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/data" rel="tag">#data</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" rel="tag">#ukpolitics</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/26/govuk-app-wallet-could-lead-to-mandatory-id-scheme-claim-privacy-groups" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/26/govuk-app-wallet-could-lead-to-mandatory-id-scheme-claim-privacy-groups</a></p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/4457505#notice-8724492">In conversation</a><time datetime="2025-01-27T22:40:58+09:00" title="Monday, 27-Jan-2025 22:40:58 JST">about 3 months ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/@openrightsgroup/113900584862538249" rel="external" title="Sent from social.openrightsgroup.org via ActivityPub">social.openrightsgroup.org</a></span></span><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/@openrightsgroup/113900584862538249">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><article><header><div>Domain not in remote thumbnail source whitelist: www.gov.uk</div><h5><a href="https://www.gov.uk/">Welcome to GOV.UK</a></h5><div></div></header><div>GOV.UK - The place to find government services and information - simpler, clearer, faster.</div><footer></footer></article></li><li><article><header><div>Domain not in remote thumbnail source whitelist: i.guim.co.uk</div><h5><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/26/govuk-app-wallet-could-lead-to-mandatory-id-scheme-claim-privacy-groups">Gov.uk app could lead to ‘mandatory ID scheme’, claim privacy groups</a></h5><div> from <span>https://www.theguardian.com/profile/robertbooth</span></div></header><div>App and wallet would allow people to carry digital versions of key documents such as driving licence on their phones</div><footer></footer></article></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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Open Rights Group (openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org)'s status on Monday, 27-Jan-2025 22:40:58 JSTOpen Rights Group
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“Is there going to be pressure for the app to become the portal that you have to interact with the government through?
One future problem is it ends up evolving into a national identity database where every interaction is tracked, which has considerable privacy implications.”
🗣️ ORG's @JamesBaker on the UK government's proposals for a gov.uk app and wallet.
#privacy #surveillance #ID #data #ukpolitics
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/26/govuk-app-wallet-could-lead-to-mandatory-id-scheme-claim-privacy-groups
In conversationabout 3 months ago from social.openrightsgroup.orgpermalink
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2. Domain not in remote thumbnail source whitelist: i.guim.co.uk
  Gov.uk app could lead to ‘mandatory ID scheme’, claim privacy groups
  from https://www.theguardian.com/profile/robertbooth
  App and wallet would allow people to carry digital versions of key documents such as driving licence on their phones

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