AIBU Digital ID ?

[ThatFairy]

It's difficult to source information on this but I've gathered we have three months before we will be given a digital ID in order to use social media. We will also not be able to work without it and so it will be compulsory (please check that information tis is just what I've gathered and it's hard to find all the information)

Will all the data from everything I typed on eg Mumsnet be collected and tied to the digital ID ? Every Google search or chat with ChatGPT in the past 5 years ?

Do we need to buy new devices and change our broadband provider before we are given this to protect our privacy ? Or is that just not enough as it is too late and they have our data already if we didn't use VPNs and use separate devices for social media and personal and civil accounts...

Maybe it's for a greater good that our privacy and free speech will be compromised but people are already in fear of getting arrested for saying the wrong thing online and for speaking against the government.

This will completely change how we communicate online. Some social media sites will still be accessible via Tor. I would appreciate input from anyone with knowledge and shared views on protecting our privacy and free speech

I’ve had my bank account since I was 18, about 45 years ago and been at my doctor for almost as long. It’s never been an issue until recently.

It will stop me doing this. Talking to people online anonymously. There will be a data file of everything I say search or interact with- it's highly intrusive, it makes me feel uncomfortable and communication online will change for Brits so much as so that social media will be like a real public place where everyone is identified and monitored by the government private companies or third parties.

Our data is frequently leaked. Imagine having a scary encounter with a stranger online and fearing they could trace your identity.

People are already scared to speak against the government. They get prosecuted for it.

I won’t be loading up ID to this website if we have to. I just won’t use it.

I've used my photo bus pass as id.
And my Costco card.

People don't get prosecuted for criticizing the government.

There is no good reason to think a digital ID will be required in order to access social media.

You'd probably benefit from stepping away from it, though.

Yes, they do. Specifically for speaking against how the government handles racial tension and crime, and immigration policies. There was a woman in court for saying, that immigrants come here and get welfare and have a good life living off the state. That is all she said. I watched the video. Some people are not charged but are visited by anti- terrorism police for online Speech and political views

I posted upthread info on the identity verification policy for social media stated on GOVUK website make of it what you will.

There was a woman in court for saying, that immigrants come here and get welfare and have a good life living off the state. That is all she said. I watched the video.
Bullshit.

I posted upthread info on the identity verification policy for social media stated on GOVUK website make of it what you will.
You posted information about the Online Safety Act, which has been in force for some time now, and does not require a digital ID (or photo ID) to access mainstream social media platforms.

Under 16s are banned from social media in Australia without any form of digital ID being imposed on anyone.

Please provide a link to this utter bullshit court appearance.

Why not?

I get you are scared but why.

The uk is getting behind as a country and when you see posts like this you understand why. If they try and do things they get such a negative reaction from people who don’t bother to even understand it.

I was stymied by this, too. Tried again two weeks ago and I have an account! You can do it with your bank details, NI number and a couple of questions (mine were just about my address).

I can barely use it anyway because of it freezing up all the while so it will be no great loss. I don't trust the website of having access to my details, there has been a few things happen on here like the CSA pictures and hacking that I'm not that happy about. At the moment all it needs is a one off email address.

I think you’ve completely missed the purpose of the Digid.

it will not impact any of the things you’ve mentioned and probably makes it more secure for you.

Source?

I buy vape liquid online and it requires an age verification. The system them use is to verify my bank account. I haven't had to show any ID at all.

People worries about online anonymity are shutting thw barn doors after the horse has bolted. You use an IP address to go online - that creates a link to you. If you use a VPN it can generate new ones, but having a paid for VPN is itself a record of you engaging with a VPN company. All your online accounts, Google log in, Microsoft, browsers, app store history, they all record a digital profile of you. There is no such thing as online anonymity unless you only use the dark web!

The best idea when online is to behave as if you are not anonymous, because you aren't.

I once tried the questions. They asked me to tell them when I paid off my personal loan. As far as I know I’ve never had one. So the web page just said We are not able to process your request at this time. 🥴

Can some bump this thread again in three months time? It won't happen in three months.

Digital IDs will not solve the problem btw. They will be a crime magnet.

Nobody has two forms of photo ID unless they have a driving licence. Unless they accept national ID cards from other countries? So how come everyone who doesn't drive and is born here is able to access the NHS app and government gateway? I only have a passport and I know dozens of others the same.

You can get an ID code for the NHS site from your GPs office. If it fails to recognise your ID. So maybe try that?

But that isn't the same as willingly giving your data to MN, there is a choice there, like you wouldn't shop on a website you go through Facebook to.

VPNs ?

People like myself who have fuck all intention of being (watches opening credits of "The Prisoner")

"I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed, or numbered. My life is my own!"

Right now I am posting from (checks) Maryland, US.

Are you referring to Lucy Connolly?

People are already scared to speak against the government. They get prosecuted for it.

Ah, now I see what this is all about.

She surely can't be. Lucy Connolly was in court and sentenced for a lot more than that.

Well, exactly..........but without a source, who kowns who is being referred to.
Or if it has just been made up...