Comment by reorder9695
7 months ago
That would require trusting a government such as the British one to implement it well. That's far too big an ask for them, so the current situation is preferable.
7 months ago
That would require trusting a government such as the British one to implement it well. That's far too big an ask for them, so the current situation is preferable.
Tbf, the team behind .gov websites has been exceptional and I think that part of the digitization of government services has been done really well. So I think it's definitely possible - the question is will the government do that, or will they pay someone few billion quid for an off the shelf solution from a company owned by someone's uncle/brother/cousin that will be a flaming mess.
It’s not the technical expertise that is the concern.
It’s what the UK government has shown time and again when they ask for more data: they use it for previously denied-aims to expand their surveillance state.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_mass_surveillance...