What are you feelings about the push towards adoption of full digital ID ?

The UK is proposing digital ID to monitor workers. This is in direct response to French complaints that our low regulation labour market is a strong attraction to irregular migrants.

Our data security laws are among the strictest in the world. If passed, the digital ID will be used for this purpose alone.

I would support a more comprehensive ID system, but right now the proposal is simply to clamp down on black market employment that may be encouraging large numbers of migrants to attempt a risky crossing of the English Channel.

I believe it'll be the computer chip embedded in your hand, at the bottom of your eye or even your forehead. That would be simpler. The Swedes love it from what I've read.

And yes we've been headed for a one-world system for a few decades.

And yes I know the US has been seeking ways to eliminate cash since the 1960s / 70's, and now they have digital currency which much of the US government is pushing for.

Around 2010 a major hospital in this city actually started doing palm scans as ID.

It's coming!

On the one hand, universal ID is good, no more asking for a vicar and cop to sign a document whenever I submit a form & no more asking for multiple forms of ID, passport, driving licence, bank statement etc…

…but making it mandatory is the issue. Big Brother & 1984. All because of the fear-mongering from the far-right racists about illegal immigration. I think they are playing into Farage’s claws with this one.

Why are we now slipping into a surveillance state? First the online safety act where we increasingly need to submit ID to go on websites, not just porn either, Reddit and other sites need it too, eventually it will be all social media. And now it’s universal digital ID

And, what if the database where all this secure digital ID gets leaked or hacked? Putin can just browse through it all on his desk. Or MI5 and police could just link it together, find information and arrest us for going on a demonstration or thought crime etc.

Once you stop fearing immigrants and start questioning the person telling you to fear immigrants you realise the establishment and capitalists are the real enemy of the people, not someone fleeing from persecution on a crammed boat 🚤

No thanks. That's way too much control by the government. I can't imagine anyone would willingly hand over every aspect of their life to the government. I'm sorry, but anyone that wants that, either has no clue about life or is not thinking critically.

It would be easier to issue passports to all American citizens, add a page for driving privileges, and have our current driving privileges stamped on the passport.
I do not like the social credit score system, just look at the Authoritarian Totalitarians in the White House now.

I didn’t know that was coming, but if it is I think it would be too much government power.
It would be a step in the direction for the government controlling you, but I think it is not coming to that.

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Anyone will require a 'Britcard' digital ID to have the right to work in the UK. That isn't for just foreigners, but all UK citizens and permanent residents as well.

ie. the government will control your right/ability/privilege/entitlement to have a job. No digital ID - no employment.

I dont have a problem with it, for government purposes. I dont want it required for access to my money..😷

I don't like it, but I think it's coming.
Remember the mark of the beast!

Social credit coming next.

Lots of people on here "But it will make the world a kinder place"

Too risky if malefunction or hacked or misused.