Digital ID

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  • MW123
    MW123 Scope Member Posts: 2,052 Championing

    Some petitions lobbying the government don’t get noticed, especially if they never reach the 100,000 signature threshold needed to be considered for a parliamentary debate.

    But it’s not right to say petitions “never get anywhere.” The Digital ID petition reached almost 3 million signatures, one of the biggest responses the UK has ever seen.

    It was all over the national news and Parliament had to respond to it. When a petition gets that much support, it absolutely is noticed.

  • Ross1975
    Ross1975 Online Community Member Posts: 883 Championing

    That’s a bit of an odd thing to say, Swiftfox, especially since the recent example of the BritCard proposal being dropped after a petition gained nearly 3 million signatures shows that petitions can have an impact.

    Also, official UK Parliament petitions that reach 100,000 signatures are usually considered for debate, so they can be a useful way for the public to raise issues.

    Surely it’s better to sign one and try to make a difference rather than having a defeatist attitude?

  • SheffieldMan1976
    SheffieldMan1976 Posts: 617 Connected

    Mainly because they deal with total non issues nobody outside of a VERY niche audience knows or cares about.

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Online Community Member Posts: 9,559 Championing

    I agree its a voice of the people since ive been on scope we all supported and encourged each other through proposed welfare reforms id never emailed my mp ever but coming on here gave me confidence to try and make a difference i emailed id say 50 or more all over the pip changes we shared pertitions we motivated each other and i fear whats coming next so information and support is key to try and hear our voice history has shown the power of the people works not silence thats what they want

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Online Community Member Posts: 9,559 Championing

    Did you see companies house system was comprmised for 6 months all directors bussiness details could be seen by anyone they kept that quiet sorry terrible at explaining

  • MW123
    MW123 Scope Member Posts: 2,052 Championing

    @Catherine21, the information wasn't visible publicly. The problem only appeared when you were logged into a company using its authentication code, and sometimes it even pulled up a completely different company's details. This had been happening since October and was only fixed last week, and it took a full three day shutdown to sort it out.

    Lloyds and RBS recently had similar issues with their apps, where customers logged in and ended up seeing other people's account details.

    This is why I have no confidence in a digital ID system, even if it was voluntary. If organisations like Companies House, Lloyds or RBS can mix up information by accident, I don't see how a centralised government database could ever be completely safe. One glitch is all it takes, and if fixing problems take days, imagine being locked out when you urgently need your own information. It would be a hacker's paradise and a tailor‑made nightmare for anyone who volunteers to use it.

  • SheffieldMan1976
    SheffieldMan1976 Posts: 617 Connected

    Absolutely, it's a security nightmare waiting to happen.

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Online Community Member Posts: 9,559 Championing

    And the cover up is more sinister but the infstructure is being built and data and systems dont need Debates or laws changes and i was reading the ammount of water it takes to run all this and i read even with the war in iran that they have digital survalliance the lot ??? Also im awaiting the outcome of big brother watch court case over survalliance cameras sorry my spelling bad also a vetran tried to take to coirt over Digital ID but court said it was premature maybe look it up as im not sure what his next move is

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Online Community Member Posts: 9,559 Championing
  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Online Community Member Posts: 9,559 Championing

    Yes and look whats happening in india Digital ID system