More of the same thanks. Anything that produces a single, unique identifier that “joins up” everything from birth to death, from cradle to grave, from fertilisation to decomposition is a threat to a healthy relationship between citizen and state. The state is created by citizens and exists to serve their purposes. The state does not exist to track, surveille, “authorise”, collect, collate, watch, spy, snoop, pry, scrutinise, inspect, amass, stockpile, record, misuse, sell and monetise citizens. A single, unique identifier for each citizen enables all these. Thanks, but politely, no thanks.
More of the same thanks. Anything that produces a single, unique identifier that “joins up” everything from birth to death, from cradle to grave, from fertilisation to decomposition is a threat to a healthy relationship between citizen and state. The state is created by citizens and exists to serve their purposes. The state does not exist to track, surveille, “authorise”, collect, collate, watch, spy, snoop, pry, scrutinise, inspect, amass, stockpile, record, misuse, sell and monetise citizens. A single, unique identifier for each citizen enables all these. Thanks, but politely, no thanks.