XPost: alt.privacy.anon-server   
   From: thule@thule.invalid   
      
   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 people’s 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 system’s errors and failures raise serious doubts about   
   > the government’s ability to manage a giant digital ID system.   
   >   
   >      A majority of the British public have expressed serious concerns   
   > about the government’s 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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