The Open Rights Group warns the government’s digital ID plan is a “surveillance infrastructure” leading to “unprecedented tracking.” They point to the faulty eVisa scheme.
The government: “That’s the point”
Digital ID debate: Privacy group warns of 'unprecedented tracking' and 'surveillance'
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misk@piefed.social 5 days ago
I always get amused by this kind of thing. Governments keep track of you using multiple different IDs already so those rights groups are essentially advocating that data analysts have to join some more tables before getting the results we’re being warned about.
filcuk@lemmy.zip 4 days ago
This is why it may end up going through. People don’t care enough and keep giving up inch after inch, only realising too late there’s nothing left to ourselves.