They are at it again.
The British Public have said no thanks to ID cards multiple times.
Yet in the winter of 2023, as the British people are distracted by crippling fuel bills and rising food costs, the UK government are stealthily moving forwards to imposing the most draconian surveillance system seen to date, of which digital Identity cards are a key part alongside the upcoming central bank digital currency (CBDC)
(More on the CBDC in upcoming articles and newsletters. Subscribe to them for free here)
The 'powers-that-be' want digital identity cards introduced for the very reasons we don't want them.
We want privacy, personal independence and freedom - the cornerstones of what we expect within a liberal western democracy.
They want control.
These authorities want total surveillance in the same way a possessive partner might wish to track their other half's location, spending and messages.
Privacy and independence are basic human rights.
“All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.” United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948). Article 1
In the UK we value our basic rights where we are innocent until proven guilty.
This is the foundation of our society.
ID cards, digital surveillance and CBDC (digital government-tracked money) are systems designed to monitor, track and control us based on a presumption of mistrust.
The irony is that the very individuals within our society, who have left trails of destruction deserving the highest levels of mistrust, are the very same politicians and 'uncivil' servants attempting to bring in these new laws.
We all appreciate basic levels of privacy.
We keep our bank accounts private for a reason.
Few of us broadcast our locations unless it involves pride like sharing pictures from a good holiday or sharing our witnessing of a key event.
If we don't wish even our most loved ones to have constant access to our finances, location and health/education/work records, why would we let any licensed governmental department or 3rd party have access to search our records?
Of course, these infringements on our freedoms are sold as if for our benefit.
Vague notions of safety, fears of (often fabricated) terrorism, or disgust with paedophilia, are emotions that are manipulated to gain our capitulation to this creep towards totalitarianism.
Historically, in the UK there have been two national ID schemes.
In WW1 the national register was used to conscript young men to face the machine guns of the mud trenches of the western fronts.
In WW2, the ID scheme was sold to the public as a way to stop bigamy.
We are now in WW3 whose main weapons are propaganda and information whose target is not to win territory old school style, but to 'win' and gain the minds of the human race.
The reason behind this power grab is for one group of people enacting a power grab to control another.
“An equal has no dominion over an equal.” (Par in parem imperium non habet. – Black’s Law Dictionary 7th Edition page 1673)
It appears that the civil servants we elected to divvy up our taxes and spend them wisely for the good of the nation's people, have become control freaks with dangerous superiority complexes.
It also seems apparent they are working for the interests of corporations and unelected 'invisible' third parties shamefully alongside our own intelligence agencies developed to protect our interests.
If 'the government' and 'the people' were a married couple who turned up for counselling, the government would quickly have a restraining order placed on them and be packed off for rehabilitation whilst scholars would be updating the historical archive with the record-breaking boundary-smashing depravity of the mass gas-lighting of millions of innocents.
Sadly, the government are not going to enter the counselling they need, and the British people now need to stand together and stamp out these embers of tyranny before the fire of despotism spreads.
WHAT IS THE DIGITAL IDENTITY PROPOSAL?
The full 'proposal' can be read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/draft-legislation-to-help-more-people-prove-their-identity-online/consultation-on-draft-legislation-to-support-identity-verification
It is unsurprisingly long-winded and over-complicated, to say the least.
In the next section, I am drawing attention to one small area under the DBS.
First, here are the governmental bodies that will have access.
Note the possible provision for the data to be accessed by "...An organisation which provides services to a specified public authority in connection with the specified objective..."
Is this a backdoor allowing third-party organisations and companies to access our data?
WHO WILL CURRENTLY SHARE THIS DATA
English and UK-wide bodies
Home Office
Ministry of Justice
The Lord Chancellor
Ministry of Defence
HM Revenue and Customs
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities
Department for Education
Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
HM Land Registry
An organisation which provides services to a specified public authority in connection with the specified objective
A county council in England
A district council in England
A London borough council
A combined authority established under section 103 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009
The Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a local authority
The Council of the Isles of Scilly
The Greater London Authority
Welsh bodies
The Welsh Ministers
The Welsh Revenue Authority
A county council in Wales
A county borough council in Wales
A community council in Wales
A person providing services in connection with a specified objective (within the meaning of section 35) to a specified person who (a) falls within this part of this Schedule; and (b) is a public authority.
Scottish bodies
The Scottish Ministers
A council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.
A person providing services in connection with a specified objective (within the meaning of section 35) to a specified person who (a) falls within this Part of this Schedule; and (b) is a public authority.
New public authorities to be added to Schedule 4
The Cabinet Office
Department for Transport
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Disclosure and Barring Service
Disclosure and Barring Service
These guys are interesting
Please pay attention to the last words of condition 3.
condition 1: the purpose is the improvement or targeting of a public service provided to individuals or households, or the facilitation of the provision of a benefit (whether or not financial) to individuals or households;
condition 2: the purpose is the improvement of the well-being of individuals or households; and
condition 3: the purpose is the supporting of the delivery of a specified person’s functions, or the administration, monitoring or enforcement of a specified person’s functions
This incorporates what they call an individual's right to work or rent.
The "The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)" will be one of the new bodies accessing the sharing of data.
Employers and landlords will retain obligations that they must comply with under the Schemes, including to satisfy themselves that the IDSP has carried out an identity check on the employee/tenant, and to retain copies of the check.
The right to work and pay for a roof over our heads is fundamental and independent of all other factors. This is not a rating system of good tenants - we already have such measures in place - this is about cancelling individuals from society.
Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment. Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Article23
Who else will be targeted?
They will tell you criminals or terrorists, but even these definitions are being blurred as we speak.
Vaccine-injury-awareness activists such as myself have been labelled anti-vaxxers and are now facing attempts to be labelled as terrorists.
"...Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers..." Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Article 19
If this doesn't alarm you, best research the developments in existing social credit systems and see how it will affect everyone within the 'social-credit-society',
QUOTE: "....China's 'social credit' system ranks citizens and punishes them with throttled internet speeds and flight bans if the Communist Party deems them untrustworthy.
The exact methodology is a secret — but examples of infractions include bad driving, smoking in non-smoking zones, buying too many video games, and posting fake news online, specifically about terrorist attacks or airport security.
Other potential punishable offenses include spending too long playing video games, wasting money on frivolous purchases, and posting on social media.
China has already started punishing people by restricting their travel, including banning them from flights.
Authorities banned people from purchasing flights 17.5 million times by the end of 2018, according to the National Public Credit Information Centre, as the Guardian reported.
They can also clamp down on luxury options — many are barred from getting business-class train tickets, and some are kept out of the best hotels.
According to Rachel Botsman, an author who published part of her book on tech security on Wired in 2017, the government will throttle your internet speeds as a punishment, though the exact mechanics still haven't been made clear.
According to Foreign Policy, credit systems monitor whether people pay bills on time, much like financial credit trackers — but also ascribe a moral dimension.
You or your kids could also miss out on the best jobs and schools — seventeen people who refused to carry out military service in 2017 were barred from enrolling in higher education, applying for high school, or continuing their studies, Beijing News reported.
And in July of 2018, a Chinese university denied an incoming student his spot because the student's father had a bad social credit score for failing to repay a loan.
You could also get your dog taken away. The eastern Chinese city of Jinan started enforcing a social credit system for dog owners in 2017, whereby pet owners get points deducted if the dog is walked without a leash or causes public disturbances...."
Investigative Journalists have also been placed under what is basically house arrest by local corrupt politicians by having their access to digital money and travel curtailed -all without a trial.
WHAT CAN WE DO?
Here are three ways to voice your opinion regarding the UK gov proposals.
1 - OFFICIAL GOV FEEDBACK SURVEY
This survey has a set list of questions that can only be answered by multiple choice
Save Our Rights have made a step-by-step template that suggest certain answers to the survey.
"...All answers presented are merely suggestions on the basis that the person completing the consultation is opposing the Digital IDs.
"Please use the written answers as inspiration and starting points."
However, the survey via the curated questions forces a narrative, meaning many of you might prefer to voice your protest independently.
Here below, is a suggested email template to get you started...
2 - EMAIL SIDE STEPPING OFFICIAL SURVEY
dea-data-sharing@digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk
Suggested letter format template.
(Credit: This I believe was compiled by Anna de Buisseret)
To the man / woman / artificial intelligence at
dea-data-sharing@digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk
Regarding:
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/draft-legislation-to-help-more-people-prove-their-identity-online/consultation-on-draft-legislation-to-support-identity-verification
Add date here: 2023
I the living man/ woman name: surname notice you and let it be known on record that;
I do not consent to Digital ID
I do not consent to Central Bank Digital Currency
I do not consent to Digital Passports therein embedded vaccine passports, track and trace, mandatory vaccination, coercion, torture, genocide and terrorism.
I do not consent to filling in this heavily biased online survey form that does not allow me to express my full opinions/objections to this draconian, tyrannical and evil slave tagging system. I am no slave, I am a living man/woman
All of the above are designed to remove my God given freedoms and inalienable rights that no man shall take away.
I require acknowledgement that my notice to you on this matter be placed on record and included in your survey.
By: ___________________________
name :surname
ALL-RIGHTS-RESERVED. WITHOUT-RECOURSE. NON-ASSUMPSIT - NON ASSUMPTIVE.
“All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.”
United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948).
“An equal has no dominion over an equal.”
(Par in parem imperium non habet. – Black’s Law Dictionary 7th Edition page 1673)
3 - WRITE & EMAIL MP
Another powerful way to get the message across is meet, call or write to your own MP.
Your own words are the most powerful.
Here is a letter template that has been prepared by Save our Rights to use directly or to inspire your own version.
To whom it may concern,
I’m writing to express my significant concerns about the proposed digital ID verification system because I think it seriously jeopardises people’s fundamental human rights and liberties.
I choose to draw attention to how inaccessible the consultation process is in the first place. It is unacceptable that those who are unable to access the online form—whether because they lack computer skills or have insufficient internet connectivity—cannot make their opinions known. Additionally, the survey’s questions are complex and beyond the expertise of the majority of respondents. Because of this, it is challenging for the general public to properly comprehend the ramifications of this proposal and effectively communicate their opinions. The government must make sure that everyone, regardless of technical proficiency or understanding, may participate in the consultation process. This consultation, in my opinion, violates the values of accountability and transparency, and adds to the concerns I have about the Digital ID itself.
Moving on to the proposed system itself, I want to address a number of major concerns. Firstly, I have serious concerns about the types of data items the government plans to collect, access, store and share as part of this Digital ID. Having our personal information shared with the authorities, including name, address, date of birth, photographs, passport and licence numbers, and transaction data, is a clear infringement of the right to privacy guaranteed by the Human Rights Act of 1998. Furthermore, there is no assurance that this private data will be protected from hackers, data breaches, or other nefarious organisations, and I worry about the effects such a breach might have on people.
Additionally, while it is not a named objective, the proposed system would enable the government to deploy facial recognition and Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras to track people’s movements while also monitoring their online habits. Both the right to privacy and the freedom of expression would be violated by this. The development of facial recognition and ANPR technology makes it possible for the government to have unprecedented control over people’s lives and to monitor and limit their behaviour, potentially through sanctions and restricted access to benefits and services.
The effect that this proposal will have on vulnerable and marginalised communities also concerns me a great deal. Data sharing in this manner could result in discrimination and sanctions, especially for people who identify with any of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. The government must make sure that its plans adhere to the Equalities Act 2010 and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and do not perpetuate or exacerbate current imbalances. However, I see little to suggest that the Equalities Act and GDPR will truly be taken into account therefore the conclusion is that the most vulnerable in our society are at risk from this proposal.
I also doubt the true motivations behind this proposal. The government asserts that the digital ID verification system will enhance service delivery and decrease fraud, but I don’t consider that these are good enough justifications to infringe on people’s freedoms and human rights. Furthermore, I don’t think the proposal achieves its own objectives because the method by which the data would be gathered, stored, and used lacks transparency and accountability and any measure to assess its suggested benefits to individuals.
Finally, I encourage the government to safeguard people’s freedoms and human rights by reconsidering this proposal. In my opinion, the proposed digital ID verification system must be considerably changed or abandoned entirely because it poses a serious risk to people’s rights and privacy.
Thank you for your time and consideration,
[Your Name]
With this opening when forwarded to your local MP:
Dear [MP]
I’m writing to you today to let you know how deeply concerned I am about the most recent consultation on the suggested digital ID verification system.
After carefully weighing the implications of this idea, I am convinced that it jeopardises our fundamental human rights and liberties.
As a result, I vehemently disagree with this proposal, and I urge you to do the same.
For your information, I’ve included a copy of my response to the consultation. I sincerely hope you’ll take my concerns into account.
I hope you will stand up for the defence of our liberties and the safeguarding of our human rights as my elected representative.
I want to draw your attention, in particular, to how difficult it was to access this consultation. Despite the significance of this consultation, it is clear that not all residents’ needs were taken into consideration while designing the online survey.
I believe the complexity of the questions and the wording used in the online survey will have made it extremely difficult for many respondents to comprehend the full implication of the question and therefore their own response.
This not only prevents a sizeable segment of the population from taking part, but it also casts doubt on the reliability of the findings. In a democratic society everyone must have an equal opportunity to share their opinions and participate in the decision-making process.
I hope that you will consider these issues in your review of the consultation results and work to ensure that future consultations are more inclusive and accessible to all.
Kind regards
[Your Name]
[Your Postcode]
4 - WORD OF MOUTH. TALK!
Explain what is happening to your loved ones, friends and family.
This is by far the most important thing you can do and what the powers that be fear the most.
5 - SHARE THIS INFORMATION
Gain mass visibility to the issues.
Share this post (or the work of other freedom fighters and organisations) adding a small personal introduction with your feelings and thoughts, as widely as you can.
We are many.
They are few.
We can win this.
Dream, live and fight for our freedoms.
Defend our children's future.
The seemingly impossible is possible.
With best wishes
Mark Playne
10-2-2023
DEADLINE FOR THIS ACTION IS 28th FEBRUARY
MORE LINKS
This is a massive attack on our privacy 2006
A historical look at UK identity cards
Obesity and social credit
