The digital ID card is fuelling a rise in #dumbphones: Brits vow to revert to retro Nokia devices to avoid Starmers #dystopian plan
The so–called 1990’s 'dumbphones' are having a resurgence – fuelled by UK Prime Minister Keir #Starmer's plans to introduce mandatory digital #ID cards for every citizen
Taking to X, one user said: 'Cant make me have digital ID if i have a #Nokia 3210.'
The news come shortly after more than 500,000 people signed a petition against plans for the so–called 'Brit–Card', which called it a 'step towards mass #surveillance and digital control'
The idea to switch to a dumb phone comes from the fact that the digital ID is expected to be downloadable from a government app. The ID will be stored on the #smartphone itself, just like how #contactless payment cards and data on the NHS App are stored today
#surveillancesociety #internetofbodies
Good strategy, the more resistance, the better
Source:
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/money/other/the-digital-id-card-could-fuel-a-rise-in-dumbphones-brits-vow-to-revert-to-retro-nokia-devices-to-avoid/ar-AA1NwdS8