"No to digital ID." "Checkpoint Britain." "A digital prison." These were the messages on the placards of the thousands of UK citizens who took to the streets of London to oppose a national digital ID card last October. That backlash resonated with Downing Street, pushing the government to introduce a new-look BritCard in the hope of alleviating concerns. But experts still aren't convinced.
On March 10, the government launched a national consultation in search of a more palatable scheme. But without a clear idea of how to make a digital ID system truly "private by design," is it all just a waste of time and money until the next proposal is called out once again?
