by Alasdair Ferguson at The National
A PETITION calling on the UK Government to stop plans for the roll out of compulsory digital identity cards has hit another huge milestone – 2 million signatures.
Keir Starmer revealed on Friday his Labour Government’s plans for digital IDs to be made mandatory for people working in the UK by 2029.
Ministers had previously said digital IDs would only be needed as proof that someone has the right to work in the UK, but the plans have ignited a major debate on civil liberties.
A petition against the policy, first launched in June by Maxim Sutcliff, had reached 288,087 signatures as of 9pm on Thursday when The National first reported on it.
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The petition, titled “Do not introduce Digital ID cards”, has called on the UK Government to commit to not introducing digital ID cards, saying: “We think this would be a step towards mass surveillance and digital control, and that no one should be forced to register with a state-controlled ID system.”
On Friday at 3pm, the petition had already hit its first major milestone as more than 1 million people had signed it.
As of Saturday,…
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