haven't proper read this yet, but my pal who posted it usually has a pretty good idea of what's what. And it made me reminisce how my kids have always been a bit "Mum you need to sign this because you wouldn't let me give them my fingerprint" or "You wouldn't
let me scan the QR code for assemblies"...
I'm still looking for the thing the "Digital ID" might be distracting us from. I don't know if this might be part of it?
If you don't want to read the whole post - here's the petition (do they even care about petitions any more? This one was new to me)
Petition, Withdraw the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill:
https://t.co/dGeDpv8xDc
His post:
2025 has a lot of 2020 vibes about it right now, sick of reading all this doom and gloom, my algorithm is full of bikes, snowboarding and bitcoin then occasionally some political crap creeps in and I fall down into a doom loop for about 30 seconds....
I'm not going to accept digital I.D but also know that if I want to work and travel it will probably be forced on us, but leave the fucking children out of it..
Right now, most people seem horrified by the introduction of digital ID cards in the UK because of the impact to our privacy and freedom. But did you know that the same systems are being quietly introduced for children via the Children's Wellbeing and Schools
Bill? And this doesn't get deleted at 18.
The government is bringing in digital IDs for children, collecting their data and setting them up for lifelong monitoring. It might be justified by saying it's for safeguarding, education and healthcare, but it's a permanent digital record that follows them
everywhere.
Children cannot opt out or control how their data is used. Their information will be shared widely, justified as safety, but it will create detailed profiles that can be used as the government sees fit, open to all kinds of uses and potential data leaks.
If we value privacy and autonomy for ourselves, we must safeguard children even more. Accepting child digital IDs is accepting universal surveillance by default.
The technology involved is the same as with adult digital IDs, but the implications are deeper. We need to ensure that the rights and freedoms of young people are preserved, otherwise we are accepting it for our future adults.
Petition, Withdraw the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill:
https://t.co/dGeDpv8xDc
As an MP, I will not comply with Digital ID.
I just won't do it, and I hope many millions of British men and women will join me.
Send a message to Starmer - share this graphic absolutely everywhere.
I will not comply with Digital ID.
English farmer: "We've been offered £2500 [by the UK government] to join a scheme for three years, where we don't supply you any food."
Are national governments deliberately orchestrating food shortages? If so, why would they do that? 🤔