UK to Roll Out Digital IDs for General Public This Year – slaynews.com

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01/12/25

“You can be sure the usage of this will become more intrusive and Orwellian as time goes on.” Admin

This year, the United Kingdom will become the first Western nation to deploy a global digital ID system for the general public.

The digital identification system will utilize an app for smartphones when it deploys.

It is being marketed as a way for young people to buy alcohol and go to clubs.

The digital ID will incorporate facial recognition biometrics within an app.

It will also allow the payment of taxes, banking activities, state-issued benefit program disbursements, and, perhaps alarmingly, merely shopping at the store.

“Young people will be able to use government-backed digital ID cards to prove they are old enough to drink alcohol under legal changes to take effect next year,” the Telegraph reported.

“They will be able to sign up to digital ID companies that are certified against Government-set standards for security and reliability and then use the app on their smartphone to prove they are over 18 when visiting pubs, restaurants, and shops.

“It is part of a wider effort to move more state functions online so that people can prove their identity for everything from paying taxes to opening a bank account using the government-backed app.”

The Hegelian Dialectic of problem-reaction-solution is being seen in the push for a digital ID as well.

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