by Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project:
(Off-Guardian) And so the UK’s Digital ID is official. Not legal, no laws have been passed, not even real in the sense it exists at all. But it is official, with the full backing of the Labour Government.
I have talked and written extensively and at length about the planned rollout of Digital ID, the many and varied uses of Digital ID and the pervasive danger to liberty posed by Digital ID. They have pitched it as a solution to every problem, it has been on the agenda for twenty years.
The official announcement is, possibly, the least surprising news there has ever been.
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And yet, suddenly, I find myself doubting the sincerity.
Let me explain.
Imagine you’re watching a movie — a mystery thriller or whodunit — and as the story progresses you’re assessing clues and forming your theories. You have a suspect, you think you know who the bad guy is going to be.
Then, about halfway through, you start doubting yourself. There’s too much evidence. The movie seems to be making it too obvious, the main characters are openly accusing your chosen suspect and there’s still an hour left. You start asking…is he the fake-out villain? Will the twist be he was wrongly accused?
After an odd two weeks, that’s where I find myself with digital ID. I’m genuinely beginning to think they might just…not.
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