From Newsgroup: alt.privacy

At their worst, digital ID systems can enable population-wide surveillance, curb liberties, predict and shape peopleAs decisions, or
be abused for the tracking and targeting of marginalised groups.

There is little evidence to prove that a digital ID system would
deter illegal immigration or employment fraud. It would instead burden law-abiding citizens and businesses.

A digital ID system is highly likely to be used for more than just
its original purpose. The government is already considering proposals
that would require digital ID for employment and rent checks.

A digital ID could be used to track everyday interactions such as
voting online, paying bills, and shopping.

The eVisa systemAs errors and failures raise serious doubts about
the governmentAs ability to manage a giant digital ID system.

A majority of the British public have expressed serious concerns
about the governmentAs ability to protect the vast amounts of personal
data collected in a digital ID scheme

Far from being a backwards outlier, the UK is in good company with
countries that have inherited its legal systems such as Canada,
Australia, and New Zealand in consistently rejecting mandatory ID
systems.

https://bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/campaigns/no2digitalid/

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From Newsgroup: alt.privacy

On 10/21/25 8:53 PM, Fritz Wuehler wrote:

At their worst, digital ID systems can enable population-wide surveillance, curb liberties, predict and shape peoplerCOs decisions, or
be abused for the tracking and targeting of marginalised groups.

There is little evidence to prove that a digital ID system would
deter illegal immigration or employment fraud. It would instead burden law-abiding citizens and businesses.

A digital ID system is highly likely to be used for more than just
its original purpose. The government is already considering proposals
that would require digital ID for employment and rent checks.

A digital ID could be used to track everyday interactions such as
voting online, paying bills, and shopping.

The eVisa systemrCOs errors and failures raise serious doubts about
the governmentrCOs ability to manage a giant digital ID system.

A majority of the British public have expressed serious concerns
about the governmentrCOs ability to protect the vast amounts of personal
data collected in a digital ID scheme

Far from being a backwards outlier, the UK is in good company with
countries that have inherited its legal systems such as Canada,
Australia, and New Zealand in consistently rejecting mandatory ID
systems.

https://bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/campaigns/no2digitalid/

so after two decades of using anti-terrorism and child safety as excuses
for mass surveillance, they are now trying to use the public's dislike
of mass immigration. only ~3% of our annual inflow is illegal, while
half the public think immigration is primarily illegal.
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From Newsgroup: alt.privacy

On 22/10/25 11:53, Fritz Wuehler wrote:

At their worst, digital ID systems can enable population-wide surveillance, curb liberties, predict and shape peoplerCOs decisions, or
be abused for the tracking and targeting of marginalised groups.

There is little evidence to prove that a digital ID system would
deter illegal immigration or employment fraud. It would instead burden law-abiding citizens and businesses.

A digital ID system is highly likely to be used for more than just
its original purpose. The government is already considering proposals
that would require digital ID for employment and rent checks.

A digital ID could be used to track everyday interactions such as
voting online, paying bills, and shopping.

The eVisa systemrCOs errors and failures raise serious doubts about
the governmentrCOs ability to manage a giant digital ID system.

A majority of the British public have expressed serious concerns
about the governmentrCOs ability to protect the vast amounts of personal
data collected in a digital ID scheme

Far from being a backwards outlier, the UK is in good company with
countries that have inherited its legal systems such as Canada,
Australia, and New Zealand in consistently rejecting mandatory ID
systems.

https://bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/campaigns/no2digitalid/

Yep, this crap is inevitable - in 30 years it will be the norm.
Everywhere. No matter how much people resist it, I cant see it as
anything else other than inevitable
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