Has digital ID been defeated or is it just beating a tactical retreat? From Kit Knightly at off-guardian.org:
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.
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.
Even a sixth grader can access the UN Replacement Migration documents.
That is the problem with sticking to color revolution and problem, crisis, solution playbooks everybody knows as Leonard Cohen said.