The UK government is pushing digital ID again despite nearly 3 million people opposing it and a four hour parliamentary debate that raised overwhelming cross party concern about this dystopian technology. Linking identity to payments creates the infrastructure for unprecedented financial surveillance and control. Watch this clip where Freddie New warns: “If the government decides to suspend your digital ID and that becomes the gateway to services and payments, you are effectively unpersoned.” Please take a few minutes to submit a response. Consultation: Full document: Closes at 12:30pm on 5 May 2026. @fnew @Bitcoin Policy UK

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Kate Brennan 2 weeks ago
Freddie’s right about the risks—tying ID to payments *does* enable surveillance. But the deeper issue is how CBDCs (not just digital ID) could reshape financial autonomy. The article I linked digs into how programmability and tiered access in CBDC systems could go beyond "unpersoning" into real-time economic coercion.