Post #2919744

2026-04-27 11:56 UTC

Should name changing be streamlined? No, actually. [reword please] People may have good reasons for wanting to use different names in different parts of their life. A married woman who uses her birth name professionally may want to use that name with Companies House, while using her married name in domestic contexts, like for a rental agreement or a mortgage. The current name change process allows people a lot of control over their identity and is not difficult in practice. It does not need to be streamlined or replaced, especially at the cost of significant disadvantage to women in professional roles. Note also that you currently don't need to provide ID for most things in your life that include your name, like utility bills. This should not get tied up in the ID system.

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@celesteh@hachyderm.io 2026-04-27 12:31

[please reword] * Various disabilities, including intellectual ones could prevent the use of digital ID. * There are members of minority religious faiths, like Jews, who cannot use digital devices on certain days of the week or on certain holidays, who nevertheless, may wish to drink alcohol or engage in another activity that would not normally involve the use of electricity. * There are also some people who will just never develop digital skills. Some don't want those skills. In a free country, people should be allowed to chose not to have digital devices in their personal possession and chose not to learn to use them. * People have the right to be digital refuseniks. Possession of a "smart" device cannot become a prerequisite to participation in modern life.

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