Digital ID petition debate in Parliament this afternoon

Rosie_Scope

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Chris75_

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1090167#Comment_1090167

I still have a brick phone, and have never had a smart phone. This tablet is enough technology for me.

Catherine21

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1090167#Comment_1090167

Ive ordered a Doro my dad has same phone just to make calls thats it going to be hard as I've become used to Google and you tube and coming on here but its making me extremely paranoid plus goggling everything is not good for someone with my mind a

Catherine21

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/140439/digital-id-petition-debate-in-parliament-this-afternoon

Mw i just come across an article stating uk using centralised Digital ID which is more prone to hackers and Australia rolling out Digital ID but thiers is Decentralised offering more protecting than the system uk will be using

MW123

@Catherine21

Australia’s Digital ID doesn’t rely on a central database, it’s decentralised, with several accredited providers issuing IDs, so there’s no single base to hack. The UK plan, by contrast, is centralised, one government run database, a bigger target and a bigger risk.

Blair’s ID cards collapsed under public resistance, and unless ministers build real trust this looks set to go the same way, as the recent Westminster Hall debate made plain.

Catherine21

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1090378#Comment_1090378

Mw will this happen here do you think

Catherine21

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1090378#Comment_1090378

MW123

@Catherine21

From July 2027, cash payments over €10,000 will be banned in the EU to tackle money laundering, but this is not a ban on cash. Claims of “programmable euros” by 2028 are unconfirmed, the digital euro is still being designed, and the ECB says it will not track everyday spending.

In the UK, the Bank of England is studying a digital pound, but it cannot launch without new legislation, and cash remains legal. The goal of a digital pound or euro is resilience, unlike today’s payment systems run by banks or card networks, a central‑bank digital currency would be state‑backed electronic cash that works even if those systems fail.

The limitation is that access may require smartphones unless governments provide simple cards or devices. Without that, it would not be universal.  Cash is not being replaced yet, though future generations I suspect may well move towards a cashless society.

Catherine21

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1090429#Comment_1090429

Thankyou mw x