Open Rights GroupSep 25, 2025

We're in a cost of living crisis and Labour wants to bring in digital ID cards for everyone đŸ¤¡ They're risking turning the UK into a pre-crime state where we constantly have to prove who we are to go about our daily lives.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/25/keir-starmer-expected-to-announce-plans-for-digital-id-cards #precrime #digitalid #idcards

Starmer to unveil digital ID cards in plan set to ignite civil liberties row

‘Brit card’ already facing opposition from privacy campaigners as government looks for ways to tackle illegal immigration

The Guardian
Show threadJon PENNYCOOK
@openrightsgroup Surely the extra costs of expanding the Police to go after the old people and teenagers who don't have smartphones, plus the costs of outsourcing development, won't help keep Government spending under control.
Sep 25, 2025 at 7:51pmWeb