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       2024-12-25T14:07:24Z
       
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       Oppose UK digital IDs – they break the law and lead to mass scale surveillanceStarting next year, the #UK government plans to introduce digital #ID cards for the young people to prove their age when visiting #pubs. While officials claim this system will remain optional, it's part of a broader #government initiative to move more state functions online so that people can prove their #identity for everything from paying #taxes to opening a #bank account using the government-backed app. This will be a step toward a society where every pub visit, purchase, and #social interaction becomes a permanent digital record linked to a government-issued ID – a step to normalizing mass #surveillance at scale.Digital IDs are promoted as a way to fight law #violations, and some politicians support them as a way to tackle illegal #immigration. But digital IDs themselves break the law. Article 8 of the #European Convention of Human #Rights says: “Everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life”. It means that not only our right to privacy is enshrined in the #law, but the right to have our #privacy respected is also part of the law. Asking to present a #digital ID when visiting a pub, even if it is optional, disrespects our privacy, and is therefore illegal.Full Story at link below:simplex.chat/blog/20241218-opp…#data #technology #fediverse #news #friendica #hubzilla #diaspora #mastodon #bluesky #zotumswitching.softwarefriendi.ca (fediverse facebook replacement)simplex.chatgofoss.netopenSUSE.orgloops.video (fediverse TikTok replacement)