The UK government has backtracked on a plan to class=”link ” href=”https://www.engadget.com/cybersecurity/uk-announces-plans-for-digital-id-cards-133833359.html” data-i13n=”cpos:1;pos:1″ data-ylk=”slk:require all workers to have a digital ID;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>require all workers to have a digital ID following a backlash. It will no longer be mandatory to register with the digital ID program to prove one has the right to work in the country, as the class=”link ” href=”https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3385zrrx73o” data-i13n=”cpos:2;pos:1″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:BBC;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>BBC reports.
The government announced the now-scrapped digital ID requirement in September. “You will not be able to work in the United Kingdom if you do not have digital ID,” Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said at the time. “It’s as simple as that.”
The government…
