What are your concerns about a potential Digital ID?
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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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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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It fills me with dread tbh I'd like to say we are living in a civilised world with rights but that seems to be fading wish I could live in a community thats off grid I don't know what skills I could bring like us all im desperate to get out of this matrix and this agenda i keep saying when does this all stop becoming conspiracy because the world isn't the same the amount of chaos I believe is manufactured to set civil war i try to talk to my daughter for a plan B she thinks im crazy but I think its crazy that people think this coumtry the world is still the same its like all dystopian films I've ever seen the eroding of society i have hope with the monks doing the peace walk and that fills me with joy but on the other shoulder im very very uneasy feel like a sitting duck
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I'm not smart enough to figure out if its a good idea or not so i will just accept whatever is decided. I've got a driving licence and a passport both with my picture on them so one more photo ID won't make much difference to me.
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As a cybersecurity expert and ethical hacker, I have no doubt in my mind that as soon as they make this mandatory and the system is up and running its going to be a #1 target for hackers. Identity theft is going to become more easily available, once they roll it out more and more controls will be put in place too.
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I think me personally that the word conspiracy theorist is thrown around alot on subjects like this but me personally I see patterns well tbh it hard not to look what's happening world wide and happening here protesters out all the times fighting against harmful policies that is destroying businesses homes life's but we have to carry on like notings happening dismiss the great anxiety all this is bringing to the world keep it all in do small talk and smile I can't do that I just wish could find a solution so wow cybersecurity that could be your lifeline im the future impressive I seriously been trying to think of a skill I could use im still at blank point I cannot be controlled its impossible
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Rubin, I am 100% in agreement that you are right about the cybersecurity side. A system like that would be a magnet for hackers and scammers the moment it goes live.
Given the NHS IT fiasco, that huge attempt to modernise records which ended up being scrapped after costing the government more than £10 billion, plus Universal Credit’s digital chaos and the way HMRC’s site collapses every January, I am not convinced a national digital ID would survive its first Monday morning.
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If anyone has missed this; I thought I'd misheard a snippet on this evening's news, the Gov't is no longer making digital ID mandatory with the 'Right to Work.' Documents such as a passport can be used.
There's a little info here:
However a consultation soon about digital ID is still on the cards, so we will have to see what transpires.
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