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UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Digital ID cards: a versatile and useful tool or a worrying cybersecurity risk?

Keir Starmer is reviving proposals for digital ID to tackle illegal migration, improve service access, and reduce fraud amid privacy and digital-exclusion concerns.
fromBusiness Matters
2 days ago

Ryanair sparks fury as it bans paper boarding passes

Silver Voices, an over-60s lobby group, branded the move "disgraceful" and argued it amounted to discrimination against those who struggle with technology. Director Dennis Reed said: "They are effectively saying they don't want older people as passengers. This will cause chaos and isolate people who don't have smartphones. If someone turns up at the airport without the app, what happens - are they simply turned away?"
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Social justice
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 weeks ago

IPP prisoners are dogged by stigma and set up to fail' on release, report warns

Released long-term prisoners face stigma, lack digital skills and basic essentials, and risk recall, leaving them ill-equipped to rebuild housing, employment and social ties.
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