What are your concerns about a potential Digital ID?
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People don't understand the true picture about what is happening, they are going to introduce this digital ID whether the country wants it or not, not for convenience but for ultimate control. What they don't tell you is the plan to use these ID's to get access on the internet, being anonymous online won't be a thing. They want to phase out physical cash, only having digital currency, you'd need it to log into your accounts or if you do big purchases. You'd need it to own a crypto wallet, taking away anomalously. You'd need it for sorting/logging into benefits or any other government system. Eventually too, you'll need it to enter your own property.
They say its not mandatory, but they will make it so difficult and an inconvenience if you didn't have it that eventually you'll be forced to use it, making you believe its a better option. With eventually making it impossible to do anything without it. And god forbid in future if you want to stand up to your rights, or protest anything as if you don't conform they will turn off your access to everything.
This is not a conspiracy, this is the secret 2030 agenda.
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I agree it blows my mind how people cant see it all unfolding and acting shocked they are not even hiding the agenda the thing is what do we do ? I sit here racking my brains seems no solution especially if your reliant on the state i cant retain information but I wish I could learn to drive impossible for me but if I could id sell all my stuff and buy a campervan but I bet the government make that impossible or so expensive to do I keep saying when does it stop becoming conspiracy I think that time is now
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Everyone is allowed thier own opinions thankyou
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I don't have any concerns. The scheme will NOT be compulsory for us - only for the migrants people are moaning about!
There's nothing Big Brother doesn't already know about me and I don't use a smartphone. My DNA is held along with my most personal family, medical and psychological history - there is nothing more private to me than this and it's already been taken from me and abused.
Unless you live off-grid, your energy usage, shopping and banking transactions, employment history, journeys and communications is data. Data as a currency is not new. Photo ID is not new. If and when digital ID becomes mandatory, I might wear a ring or carry a phone. People already wear button implants to scan instead of carrying cards or cash.
Finally, before a recent dental hospital appointment, I received a questionnaire. It asked me if I had an active sex life. I left it blank. So no, I don't understand that fuss.
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Mw I've been doing alot of reading seems the infrastructure for Digital ID is being built and doesn't need laws to build ?
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@Catherine21, sometimes governments or companies build technology before any law is passed because they are exploring options, testing systems, or preparing for things that might happen in the future. That does not mean a national digital ID is being introduced or guaranteed to happen. It just means the tools exist in case they’re needed.
We have seen this before. They bought up houses and cleared land for parts of HS2, and yet large sections of that project aren’t going ahead now. Infrastructure can be built or prepared early, but it doesn’t guarantee the final decision or outcome.
A national digital ID would still need laws, debate, scrutiny, and a vote in Parliament before it could be rolled out. Technology can be explored early without laws. Policy cannot; it still has to be passed through Parliament and written into law.
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Just to add to what MW123 has said,
' ….the government announced plans to roll out digital IDs by the end of the parliament—but digital ID would only be mandatory for those who are looking to work in the UK, not for “everyone”.
Please see:
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Did you see Data bill about to pass this is unnerving it gives state so much power seems they are completing a jigsaw bit by bit and in that bill they wrote new laws and policies can be passed without debates without sounding negative I think thier way ahead of the people
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Thankyou x Did you watch parliament today ? I didn't
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Thankyou x
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What data bill is this as far as I am aware this data bill was passed in June 2025 and has passed royal accent your source of information would be interesting for people who worry about such things
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Catherine, the bill you’ve seen mentioned is the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025. It actually passed on 19 June 2025.
It’s about data sharing for banks, utilities and government departments, and it changed how organisations share information with HMRC and DWP. It isn’t connected to a digital ID.
I’ve also checked gov.uk and Hansard and I can’t find any data related bills waiting to be passed, so it looks like you might be seeing older information being shared again.
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Thankyou x
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My concerns are for people that don't have smartphones or can't use apps. Also the potential for hacking and the information being used by scammers. Scammers are getting more and more sophisticated and the government can't promise to keep it secure.
There is also the potential of identifying specific groups of people to target (profiling etc) its bad enough with the DWPs power to get information from bank accounts. It all feels very controlling.
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Seems like a storm in a tea cup to me.
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I think it’s worth pausing before dismissing concerns like this as “a storm in a teacup”.
For many disabled people, digital ID isn’t abstract. It affects daily independence, safety, and access to services. Not everyone can use smartphones or apps, and many people here have very real reasons to worry about data security, profiling, and scams.
These are practical barriers for a lot of people, not overreactions. On a disability forum, it’s important that concerns like this are taken seriously rather than minimised.
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excuse me we are as entitled to our own opinions as is every one else we are not the ones using misinformation or lack of understanding that could be deemed as scaremongering for the vulnerable members on scope
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I agree everyone is entitled to their opinion.
But ridiculing or dismissing concerns raised by people who rely on this forum for support doesn’t help anyone, it undermines the confidence of the people who want reassurance and support.
If the aim is genuinely to protect vulnerable members, then listening to the people most affected should be the starting point. Highlighting real barriers around digital ID isn’t misinformation, it is lived experience.
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