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>>mmaria+(OP)
There are a lot of comments and thinking along the demo and gloom lines.

On the "silver lining" side, could be a eye-opener for the population of the UK, that things they take for granted cant get summarily yanked away if they don't actually do something.

And with any luck it will pull up the technical competency of every person using these services (pretty much every adult).

With any luck parents might even be forced to gain the skill their kids already live and breathe and don't think twice about.

:)

>>chrism+zv
If COVID policies and mandates including the vaccine passports which absolutely paved the way for digital IDs for any action in society, didn't wake up populations around the world, nothing will.

You just need to scare them when there's an appearance of dissent and that's that.

Few people can combat them effectively from a tech and legal framework, for sure, but don't expect magic from nowhere.

Every time this comes up, an accusation with some label becomes sufficient to dismiss any arguments from a person.