UK Plans Mandatory Digital IDs by 2029
UK Plans Mandatory Digital IDs by 2029
🔒 UK's Digital Surveillance Plan
UK Prime Minister Starmer proposes mandatory digital ID system by 2029
The plan includes:
- Mandatory phone-based identification
- Unchangeable biometric data collection
- Centralized digital identity system
Privacy concerns emerge as critics question whether this creates a single point of failure for hackers and enables mass surveillance.
The government frames this as an immigration control measure, but digital rights advocates worry about broader implications for citizen privacy and data security.
Read more: Decrypt Media
We're walking into a surveillance state dressed up as 'security' 🤦♂️ UK Prime Minister Starmer is looking to make digital IDs mandatory by 2029: - Mandatory phone IDs - Unchangeable biometrics - A single jackpot for hackers They claim it's to control immigration.. but is it?
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