While global leaders and tech titans like Bill Gates and Larry Ellison champion digital IDs as a solution for efficiency, security, and controlling illegal migration, a critical examination reveals a far more alarming agenda. Proponents argue they will streamline services and prevent fraud, but in reality, centralizing our most sensitive data—linking social media, banking, and health records—creates a hacker’s paradise and a tool for unprecedented government control.

The UK’s push for a “BritCard” under Prime Minister Keir Starmer, heavily influenced by Ellison’s financial backing and vision of a unified data platform, serves as a stark warning. Ellison has explicitly stated that such systems enable constant monitoring to ensure citizens are “on their best behavior,” mirroring China’s social credit system. This is not about convenience; it’s about surveillance and behavior modification, eroding free speech and privacy under the guise of progress.

The backlash in the UK demonstrates public skepticism. For Americans, the threat is imminent, with mobile driver’s licenses and Real IDs paving the way. We must recognize that the true drivers are powerful interests seeking profit and control, not our welfare. It is imperative to oppose this digital infrastructure before the nightmare of total surveillance becomes our irreversible reality.