Compulsion and Attitudes to Identity Cards in the United Kingdom
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• An Identity Card issued alongside a passport without an opt-out is seen as significantly more compulsory than an opt-out system. • Providing an opt-out to the Identity (ID) Card process during application increases support for ID Cards, but not significantly, and reduces the certainty of those opposed to ID Cards. • Distrust in the UK Government, alongside the perceived privacy threat of ID Cards, and the perceived degree of compulsion, predicts opposition to ID Cards.
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تاریخ انتشار 2006