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How HN took it
9 positive, 31 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 25 critical, out of 67 comments about the project. Thread score -0.15.
Execution: 0 for, 10 againstIdea: 8 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Funny and effective satirical protest
From 3 comments
This is great. Weaponising the stupidity of the idea, compromising it entirely until it's so obviously ineffectual it's unenforceable, then going after the politicians who pushed…
crinkly on HNThis is the sort of thing that brought me into tech in the first place, before it became the villain it had started off fighting: humorous, effective pushback against stodgy…
Arubis on HNThis is hilarious. Very well done.
camtarn on HN
Objections
Generated IDs could raise identity fraud or legal risk
From 2 comments
I like the spirit but wouldn't this run afoul of one or two laws? Identity fraud or some such? I'm not in the UK, so I don't have any idea about their laws, but I'd be shocked to…
qualeed on HNI think this is a fun project, but I'm not sure I'd leave this up for much longer. MPs can be litigious. Especially if this is seen to be enabling things like ID fraud. Also,…
1a527dd5 on HN
Constituency and MP lookup returned wrong data in places
From 1 comment
Your MP ``` Name: Mike Wood Party: Conservative Constituency: Stafford ``` Err, Stafford has been Labour since the last election, and before that it was a Conservative, but it…
ta1243 on HN
Requests
Pre-populate MP list to avoid waiting on AI generation
From 1 comment
I think this is a fun project, but I'm not sure I'd leave this up for much longer. MPs can be litigious. Especially if this is seen to be enabling things like ID fraud. Also,…
1a527dd5 on HN
Add a comment section
From 1 comment
If you really want to piss off the UK government, add a comment section.
protocolture on HN
Questions
Do the generated images resemble the MPs?
From 1 comment
Are the generated images supposed to look like the MP? they look nothing like it as far as I can see.
dom96 on HN
Would the IDs pass ID verification services?
From 1 comment
I'd be interested to know which if any of the ID verification services were fooled by this.
spuz on HN