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Speaker 0 raises concern about Instagram sharing a link to cdc.gov and foregrounds what a QR code can reveal. He says the QR code that people have holds a lot more information on them than they may think, noting that this is Canada’s QR code but many countries have a similar thing. He enumerates the information embedded in the QR code: - Religion - Organ donor - Driver’s license - Marital status - Nonessential access - Reserved for future use (a note that there is information planned for future use) - Allergies - Gender identity - Smoker - Sex - Are you a firearms owner? - Are you a restricted firearms owner? - Are you do you have any warrants? - Then, what’s your credit score? - How many accounts do you have? - How much do you owe? - What did you make this year? - What did you make last year? He asserts that this is how much information the QR code will have and that it will be the social credit system on steroids, if not a carbon copy of it. He claims this is what people are being—implied to be—subjected to, and that the only power this system has is the power you give it. He concludes with: If everyone refute.

Life is about to change for every Australian. This bill will be misused because this bill is written to be misused. No hiding behind anonymous accounts or faulted false addresses. You can expect a knock on your door at home, work, or school as we're seeing happening in other countries with digital identity already in The government knows digital ID will be compulsory by the device of preventing access to government services, banking services, air travel, and major purchases for any Australian who does not have a digital ID. The digital ID will in effect create a live data file of your movements, purchases, accounts, and associates containing reference to every piece of data being held in the private and government sector as a first step in a wider agenda.

The speaker discusses the lack of knowledge regarding what happens to our digital identities when creating new accounts or logging in through large platforms. To address this issue, the speaker mentions that the commission will soon propose a secure European digital identity. This identity can be trusted and used by citizens across Europe for various activities, such as paying taxes or renting bicycles. The speaker emphasizes the importance of a technology that allows individuals to control the data exchanged and its usage.

The speaker describes Thailand implementing a biometric-based system that consolidates everything under one roof and ID folder, enabling authorities to “switch you off at the touch of a button.” Suddenly, over 3,000,000 people had their bank accounts shut down, causing a banking crisis as biometric data is used in every facet of life. Every banking transaction is monitored and scrutinized; any perceived discrepancy is flagged as fraud and punished without due process. Regulations overwhelmed the system, resulting in a full-fledged banking crisis. Over 3,000,000 Thai bank accounts were frozen instantaneously without warning. Transactions are denied, and when people contact their bank to understand why payments failed, they learn that their entire account has been frozen. The bank is investigating them for suspicious activity and potential money laundering or fraud, with no warning, no call or letter, and no clarification about which transaction was flagged. People are completely locked out of their accounts, losing the ability to purchase, fill their gas tanks, or buy groceries. They have been removed from the financial system, and there is no indication of when, or if, they will regain access to their funds. This is the reality for millions of people banking in Thailand. The situation caused widespread fear and panic, leading retailers to stop accepting cards and demand cash, as they also worry about being removed from the banking system. Confidence in the government and the entire banking system evaporated. People rationally fear that their accounts will be targeted next without warning. Government overreach backfired, causing people to withdraw from the banking system altogether, and the speaker notes this as a positive development to see people keeping cash alive. The speaker suggests the episode serves as a test case for what digital ID is going to do and as a warning against accepting it. The closing remark states that the controversy over Charlie Kirk is less important than what will be done with this technology. What matters, according to the speaker, is what they’re going to do with it.

The speaker describes a system introduced in Thailand that centralizes biometric data and requires all ID and financial information to be under one roof. They claim this led to an immediate, nationwide disruption: "simultaneously, over 3,000,000 people had their bank accounts shut down." Thailand is framed as a case study for the use of biometric data in every facet of life, with "Every banking transaction [being] monitored and scrutinized." Any perceived discrepancy is said to be flagged as fraud and punished without due process. According to the speaker, regulations overwhelmed the system, resulting in a "full fledged banking crisis." They assert that "Over 3,000,000 Thai bank accounts were frozen instantaneously without warning as a result of government overreach." When people attempt to check why a payment failed, they are reportedly told that their account has been frozen. The claim is that "All of your accounts for that matter" are frozen, and the bank is "investigating you for suspicious activity and potential money laundering or fraud." There is said to be "no warning, call, or letter, and there is no clarification as to what transaction was flagged." The outcome is described as being "completely locked out of your accounts," losing the ability to purchase, fill your gas tank, or buy groceries. The speaker notes that millions are facing this reality in Thailand, and that the situation has "freaked the entire country out." They add that "thousands of accounts are frozen each week" and that panic has ensued. Retailers are no longer accepting cards and are demanding payment in cash as they worry about being removed from the banking system. Confidence in the government and the entire banking system is said to have evaporated, with people "rationally fear[ing] that their account will be targeted next without warning." The speaker asserts that government overreach has backfired, leading people to remove themselves from the banking system entirely, which they describe as "a really good thing to see, folks." The narrative frames this as a backlash that demonstrates the necessity of keeping cash alive and relying less on a digital system. It is presented as a test case for what the digital ID will do, and a warning against accepting it. The speaker contends that many warnings have been issued for a long time, and emphasizes the need for people to see what is happening. In closing, they say, "All everyone's been arguing over whether Charlie Kirk died or whether he didn't. It doesn't matter. What matters is what they're gonna do with it."

The speaker argues against digital IDs, listing 20 concerns: functionality creep into immigration, healthcare, banking, voting, driving, and travel; loss of anonymity; government overreach; it won't stop illegal immigration; it would rely on phones; enforcement could be undermined by cash-paying employers; single point of failure; government as the nexus of verification; a state surveillance honeypot; inevitable future abuses by any regime; massive cost and bureaucratic drag; marginalization of those unable or unwilling to comply; UK previously rejected ID cards; examples of failures in other countries (India ANWA, EU database); authoritarian temptations; excuses for illegal immigration and labor; burden shifting to citizens; ratchet effect; not for stated reasons but globalist aims; alternative is zero-knowledge proofs where individuals hold ID; digital IDs from the state are a horrendous idea and must be stopped.

- The report centers on nearly a year of investigation into the Tony Blair Institute (TBI) and Larry Ellison, the world’s second-richest man, highlighting a close relationship between Ellison and the Israeli government, including Benjamin Netanyahu, and noting Ellison’s donations to Friends of the IDF as their biggest donor. Oracle, co-founded by Ellison, is described as on the verge of taking over the US version of TikTok, a platform influential with American youth. - The narrative emphasizes Ellison’s advocacy for the use of social media as a battlefield and identifies Oracle’s potential role in global information control through AI and data strategy. - Safra Catz, Oracle’s former CEO, is quoted as saying she wants to embed love and respect for Israel into American culture. The transcript also notes a controversial LinkedIn policy stance on hate speech, with a claim about “from the river to the sea.” - It is claimed that David Ellison, Larry Ellison’s son, owns Paramount, which recently took ownership of CBS News, run by Ari Wise, described as a “self-proclaimed Zionist fanatic.” The report asserts that anti-Zionism is equated with anti-Semitism in the narrative. - The event coverage includes a Dubai World Leaders Summit in February where Ellison, interviewed by Tony Blair, spoke about AI. Ellison allegedly proposed unifying national data into a single, easily consumable database for AI models. - The investigation indicates the UK government is starting to unify its data, with Blair’s Institute advising on this effort. Blair is depicted as a long-time advocate for ID cards and digital ID cards, proposing to bring together all personal data in one place. - The discussion contrasts the potential benefits of digital ID (faster, cheaper, more reliable interactions with the state) with the potential dangers of centralized personal data controlled by a single private company, noting Blair’s push and Oracle’s willingness to take on the role. It is noted that Ellison advocated for ID cards as far back as 2001. - The conversation expands to health data: a call to consolidate health care data, diagnostic data, electronic health records, and genomic data into a single unified data platform, arguing the NHS has a rich but fragmented population data set not easily accessible to AI models. These models are said to be trained mainly on data from the Internet, implying national health records are particularly valuable and not publicly available. - The report asserts deep TBI involvement in Keir Starmer’s government, creating a risk that valuable UK data could be co-opted by Ellison and Oracle for private gain. It claims Oracle has earned over £1.1 billion in UK government contracts and Ellison has already benefited from such arrangements. - It is alleged that Blair and Ellison have maintained a long relationship, with Blair appearing in Ellison’s yachts and on Lanai. Blair has recorded a video for Oracle; Ellison’s wealth and ventures are described through the rhetorical question about the difference between Larry Ellison and God, implying Ellison’s outsized influence and wealth. - The piece asserts the potential for surveillance-driven monetization through AI and data consolidation, with Ellison stating that citizens will be on their best behavior as data is constantly recorded, “the camera’s always on,” and that recordings are accessible only with a court order. - The report finishes by noting the influence of the Tony Blair Institute in UK policy, its international reach, and the concern that its promotion of big-tech and AI boosterism may overshadow the needs of local populations. It calls for further independent media scrutiny of big-tech lobbying and its impact on policy, inviting support for Double Down News on Patreon.

Your wake up call. The British government is pushing forward with plans for a national digital ID system. They've called it the Brit card and if that name doesn't send a chill down your spine you have not been paying attention. This is about building a centralized state controlled digital identity system that could be used to link your finances, your medical history, your travel movements, your social media activity, even your social activity in real life and more. It's quite frankly a digital dog tag and once it's clipped around your neck, you will not be able to take it off. There are active conversations now about linking spending capabilities to your digital identity. That means if your ID is flagged, limited or suspended, I don't know because maybe you said some hurt words on social media, that will mean you can't access your own money.

A speaker discusses India's nationwide digital ID system, Aadhaar, and chip away at the assurances given by officials who praised its rollout. The speaker notes that about a week or so earlier, Kirstjarma met with Prime Minister Modi and top officials in India to extol the benefits of digital ID, highlighting Aadhaar and claiming a fabulous nationwide rollout. The speaker then presents a troubling counterpoint: cybercriminals are claiming they have stolen the entire Aadhaar database—describing it as the database of 815,000,000 people with details such as names, addresses, identity confirmations, bank details, and more. According to these claims, the criminals are currently selling the entire database for $80,000 at a time. The speaker acknowledges uncertainty about verification but states that this story is circulating and raises questions about security. The core concern is about how secure the system will be when every facet of a person’s life could be held in one place: passport, driving license, NHS records, criminal records, bank details, every transaction, gas and electricity bills, travel records, flight records, car tax, council tax, and any arrest or hospital appointment information. The speaker asks whether we can trust the people running these systems to keep data secure, given the frequency of data breaches and data thefts, including several large incidents in the past year in the country. The concern is framed as a general warning about the viability of a centralized digital ID system that aggregates extensive personal information, and how well it would function in practice if it were compromised. A specific anecdotal point is raised: India’s example is cited as a real-world instance of the system’s security challenges, with the speaker encouraging listeners to look up the incident. The speaker notes that Star Lord was out in India holding up India as an example of how well the system could work, referencing a perceived contrast between the praise and the security breach claim. The segment closes with a skeptical modulo—“Right, Kia. We believe you.”—casting doubt on official assurances. In summary, the speaker highlights a purported massive data breach claim against India’s Aadhaar system, questions the security of a centralized digital identity that consolidates extensive personal data, and contrasts official praise with concerns about data vulnerability and trust in those who manage such systems.

Age verification is a normalisation of identification, the introduction of digital surveillance, and the end of privacy. It is described as giving the state and corporations excessive powers and creating more KYC honeypots. The speaker says we should fight that because it will start creeping into any centralised large social media website.

They're rolling out digital ID even when people don't want it? In The UK, over 2,000,000 people said no. We don't want it. The government's response? We're gonna do it anyway. And now the line is no digital ID, no jobs. They said you will not be able to work in The United Kingdom if you do not have digital ID. It's as simple as that. Just a reminder, pilot programs always start somewhere and then scale to the rest of the world. Today, it's The UK. Tomorrow, it's where you live. They will market it as if it's for your convenience or your safety, like they are doing now by saying it's to tackle illegal immigration. But once your likelihood is tied to a QR code or a government app, your freedoms can be taken away with the flip of a switch. Now it's just for a job. Soon it will be banking, travel, grocery shopping. You will be completely under control.

In this video, the speaker discusses the potential implications of a global digital ID system. They explain that this digital ID would be a single format, containing personal data such as health, financial, and driving history. The speaker expresses concerns about the erosion of cash and the increasing use of digital currencies. They also suggest that the government and pharmaceutical companies may use the digital ID system to enforce mandatory vaccinations. The speaker believes that this system could be used to control and manipulate populations. They urge viewers to resist the implementation of digital IDs.

Speaker 0 and Speaker 1 discuss the UK government’s rollout of a national digital ID, presenting it as imminent and not merely a future possibility. Speaker 0 states that the government is rolling out a national digital ID in the UK and asserts it is happening now, not something to consider for someday. Speaker 1 reinforces the opposition to digital ID, urging a rejection of it. Speaker 0 reports that they are outside BBC Broadcasting House for a digital ID protest, framing the event as a mobilization against the rollout. Speaker 1 warns that saying yes to digital ID could lead to an inability to say no to the government ever again, not just to the current government but to future ones unknown. Speaker 0 recalls assurances that national ID cards were dead and not representative of Britain, noting that the modern version is not a plastic card but a “live connection.” Speaker 1 calls on people to raise their heads out of complacency, asserting that humans are not data and emphasizing that the issue concerns everyone’s freedom. Speaker 0 contends that what is happening is an attempt to funnel humanity into being a number, implying a loss of individuality. Speaker 1 describes a future where the ability to earn, move, buy, or speak is not a right but a permission, and permissions can be switched off, framing this as a consequence of Digital ID. Speaker 0 summarizes the topic as Digital ID: how it started, how it is being sold, and what life looks like behind a biometric paper.

The transcript centers on a filmmaker's project, This is Digital ID, a documentary exploring what’s unfolding with digital ID in the UK and what it could mean globally for humanity. The project traces the roots of national ID cards in the UK, what is currently being introduced, and the potential future implications. The filmmaker explains that the documentary names specific individuals and delves into the agenda behind digital ID, with footage from protests in London and interviews or appearances from figures such as David Icke and past MPs. The plan began as a low-budget YouTube project filmed on an iPhone, then evolved into a proper documentary intended for broader distribution on platforms like Amazon and Apple TV. The filmmaker describes re-shooting segments, recording with a camera, and gathering on-the-ground footage at digital ID protests to capture public sentiment about its future. A series of bizarre disruptions followed during production. After exporting initial footage, the filmmaker’s hard drive would not read the next day, losing the hard-won edits and the original iPhone footage. Fortunately, footage remained on memory cards, but the setback forced a restart. Believing it a sign to proceed more carefully, a second two-terabyte drive was used, and the editing began with a rough cut, color grading, and sound work. Soon, however, the drive failed in a way that caused data to disappear despite reconnecting cables. A third four-terabyte drive was ordered, but after days of work, the information was lost again. The filmmaker notes the unlikely sequence of three hard-drive failures within a short span and wonders if someone might be trying to stop the release, given broader concerns about freedom of speech in the UK. In response, the filmmaker recovered at least one drive, albeit at considerable cost, and implemented new safeguards: multiple copies stored on external hard drives not connected to the internet, plus distributed backups sent to trusted individuals around the world. The documentary This Is Digital ID is promised to be released soon, with the filmmaker asserting that the project reveals what happens if one says yes to digital ID and how one might never be able to say no to the government again, not just for the current government but future ones as well. The transcript includes brief excerpts from others: Speaker 1 contends that saying yes to digital ID implies you’ll probably never be able to say no to the government again, and not just this government but future governments you don’t know who’ll be there; Speaker 0 notes a protest outside BBC Broadcasting House; Speaker 2 urges global audiences to rise up and that it’s time for the lion to act.

Speaker contends digital ID would bundle everything you have under one, centrally governed ID that can be shut off at will. He uses a World Economic Forum wheel to claim that health care, financial services, food and sustainability, travel, humanitarian response, e-commerce, social media, e-government, taxes, voting, telecommunications, and smart cities would be encompassed and controlled. Dangers cited include overriding existing authority—so that a speeding ticket could lead to cutting off your cell phone and bank access. Right now health cards are governed by the Department of Health, but digital ID would bypass that. You would not be able to access your bank or book travel without it, and CBDCs would enable nearly total monitoring. He also cites Canada's trucker protests where bank accounts were cut, calling such actions illegal.

Mike Schellenberger argues against digital IDs: "We don't need digital IDs for any of those things. The United States just stopped illegal migration without digital IDs." He says centralizing data would undermine cybersecurity: "Having separate logins ... ensures that if one of them is hacked, they aren't all hacked." He warns that "if the digital ID were to actually link social media vaccine records and bank accounts, that would allow governments to censor and control the population." He notes Kirstarmer: "every working person must have a digital ID or Brit card." Real IDs contain embedded microchips; MDLs are digital IDs; Gavin Newsom moved driver's licenses to Apple and Google wallets. Ellison: "The secret is to get all and get all of that data in one place." China’s 2019 social credit system; UK Big Brother Watch warns it could be gateway to surveillance. Starmer: "Digital ID will make it tougher to work illegally" and YouGov: 42% in favor, 45% against; Gates documentary on AI censorship; "The Starmer government's digital IDs should be a wake up call to all of us."

Age verification is a normalization of identification. It's the introduction of digital surveillance. It's the end of privacy, and it's giving the state and corporation excessive powers and creating more KYC honeypots. The speaker thinks we should fight that because we're now going to start seeing this crippling in to any centralised, large social media website.

We know the government is looking at digital ID cards at the moment. Well, Kirst Dahmer, our prime minister, has said we are looking at what other countries have done to bring in sort of digital accreditation. I think there's real actually benefits right across here from obviously dealing with illegal working, but also actually imagine if your viewers imagine that they had one credential that would allow them to access all the different government services and our public services do. I think it is an interesting idea that other countries have taken forward and we want to learn from what they've done.

Speaker 0: Once you've got everything under one roof and you've got all your ID together in one place, it means you can be switched off at the touch of a button. So they brought this system in in Thailand, and suddenly, like simultaneously, over 3,000,000 people had their bank accounts shut down. Thailand has become a case study for the use of biometric data in every facet of life. Every banking transaction is monitored and scrutinized. Any perceived discrepancies flagged as fraud and punished without due process. Regulations have overwhelmed the system resulting in a full fledged banking crisis. Over 3,000,000 Thai bank accounts were frozen instantaneously without warning as a result of government overreach. Transaction denied, you'd contact your bank to see why the payment failed only to learn that your account has been frozen, all of your accounts for that matter. The bank is investigating you for suspicious activity and potential money laundering or fraud. There was no warning, call, or letter, and there is no clarification as to what transaction was flagged. You're completely locked out of your accounts. You have lost the ability to purchase. You cannot fill your gas tank. You cannot purchase groceries. You've been completely removed from the financial system, and you do not know when or if you will regain access to your funds. This is the reality for millions of people banking in Thailand. That's crazy stuff, folks, and this freaked the entire country out. But the article goes on to say, thousands of accounts are frozen each week. Panic has ensued. Retailers are no longer accepting cards demanding payment in cash as they too are worried that they will be removed from the banking system. Confidence in the government and the entire banking system evaporated. People rationally fear that their account will be targeted next without warning. Government overreach has backfired, and the people are removing themselves from the banking system entirely. And that's a really good thing to see, folks. Yeah. So it backfired, and it caused the people in Thailand to see how much they need to keep cash alive and depend on cash. And it's saying it serves as a test case for what this digital ID is gonna do. Well, it also serves as a test case for why you shouldn't accept it. And so many of us have been warning about this for so long, folks, and it's imperative that people see this because this is what's been going on. All everyone's been arguing over whether Charlie Kirk died or whether he didn't, it doesn't matter. What matters is what they're gonna do with it.

Speaker described India's digital ID program as a cautionary example of how tying essential needs to a single ID can fail catastrophically. More than a billion people were forced into a system that linked food rations, pensions, and even hospital access to a digital ID, with criminal networks learning how to hack and manipulate biometric data. The core problems were practical and systemic. When fingerprints didn’t match or when hackers swapped someone’s identity, people were locked out of survival. Entire families were denied food, and in one state at least two dozen people starved to death after being cut off from rations. Some elderly pensioners went months with no income as hospitals turned them away because their ID had been cloned. The scenario described paints a situation where being sick, hungry, or elderly could be life-threatening if a glitch or a hacker interfered with one’s access to vital services. The speaker emphasized that this was not a minor glitch. Organized criminal groups exploited the system to steal benefits, reroute funds, and sell fake identities. At one point, millions of fake accounts were uncovered, used to siphon money meant for the poor. The system, marketed as secure, ended up creating a black market for identities in which the poor suffered and criminals thrived. The overarching message is presented as a warning about the real dangers of digital ID, focusing on control and exploitation rather than safety. Once everything a person needs to live—food, money, medicine—is tied to a single ID, all it takes is an error or a criminal to cut you off. The India experiment is described as showing what happens when such a system is deployed at scale: hunger and deprivation, alongside a thriving illicit market for manipulated identities.

Speaker 0: The speaker argues that digital ID is bad and that the government is coming for children by announcing digital ID cards for 13-year-olds. They claim this is not a good thing because children have the right to grow up in privacy, to come of age, to explore, to experiment, and to make mistakes, with everything they do logged, tracked, and documented into a device that will follow them for the rest of their life and potentially discriminate against them. They say digital ID will document things like skill reports, mental health issues, behavioral issues, accomplishments, and failures, and that having so much information about a person before adulthood would make it easy to build systems that profile people based on socioeconomic background, behavior, and psychology, determining what type of citizen they are before they have a chance at life. They posit that as a parent you raise your children with boundaries, ethics, and moral, but the government has its own ethics, morals, and boundaries. They claim the government will have the power to give a child a bus pass, a bank account, access into entertainment venues, and a work permit when they turn 16, and the government can decide what makes a child applicable for that. They ask who should raise the child— you or the state. They argue that assigning a QR code to enter a playground and another to go skateboarding normalizes surveillance as safety for children, and that future generations could be convinced to accept more surveillance and control because they have been conditioned since childhood to see it as normal. They acknowledge pushback, noting some may call the concerns exaggerated, but they insist there is no reason to think digital ID will be used ethically, and they insist digital ID is forever. They challenge the idea that the last 500 years of humanity justify the next 500 years as superior, and say the government cannot provide a solid explanation for this institutional change. They dismiss migration as “bollocks” and claim the only justification given is convenience. The core claim is that the refusal to provide a straight answer hides a motive: control, plain and simple. The speaker concludes that there is an opportunity to change history in a positive way, and that opportunity starts with individuals choosing not to comply and saying no, for the sake of their kids and future generations.

Key claims cited include: "It will stop illegal migration." "The United States just stopped illegal migration without digital IDs." "If the digital ID were to actually link social media vaccine records and bank accounts, that would allow governments to censor and control the population." "Real IDs contain embedded microchips that bring us one step closer to digital IDs." "Those mobile driver's licenses or MDLs are digital IDs, and they're just one more link in the chain." "A YouGov poll found that UK opinion towards digital IDs was 42% in favor and 45% against." "The good news is that the backlash to the digital IDs appears to be strong and growing, and real corruption is on display."

Here in India, the I think it's a billion people have digital ID. It's been taken up on a voluntary basis in huge numbers, not least because it means that you can access your own money, make payments so much more easily than is available with others. So I think now we need to go out and make that case of the huge benefits that this will bring. There needs to be a national debate about it. And I think that the more people see the benefits that come with this, the more, as has happened in other countries, people say, that will make my life easier, and therefore, I want to get on with it.

Speaker 0 asserts that the control grid arrived in America via Apple, stating they worked for Apple for seventeen years and still hold stock, so they find no joy in revealing this. They claim there are no good guys here and argue that we need to shut it down while we can. They state that Apple just rolled out digital ID integration and acknowledge it sounds convenient, but warn that every convenience has a price. According to them, once identity goes digital, it becomes programmable, and once programmable, it becomes controllable. They contend that individuals are handing over their entire identity wrapped in a product, a file that can easily be deleted. If one does not comply, access is lost; if opinions are not liked, accounts are frozen. They claim that stepping out of line results in travel restrictions, bank transfer blocks, and loss of benefits. They insist this is not speculation and that it is already live. Examples are offered to illustrate the claim: Thailand has programmable digital currency; Europe introduced biometric wallets; Canada froze accounts during protests; China is described as having started the pilot and now in full production mode with a live social credit system. They assert that China is secretly building the infrastructure at a global level right now, not through laws or force, but through updates and convenience. They claim that in Vietnam, 86,000,000 bank accounts were deleted because people wouldn’t agree to a digital ID. Concerning the European Union, they state that by 2027, large cash payments will be outlawed, forcing people onto digital rails that can be controlled. They describe this as just the on ramp, arguing that freedom becomes conditional when identity is controlled by a corporation or a government that can revoke it with a keystroke. They describe the arrival of dystopia as occurring not with tanks or force, but with app updates or convenience. They conclude by urging listeners to pay attention and push back while they still can. The message ends with an appeal to “Let’s go,” emphasizing urgency to resist the rollout of digital identity and programmable control embedded in convenient updates and services.

Independent journalist Michael Schellenberger has been digging into the digital ID issue. He just released a lengthy piece on Substack called Public. He joins us with his thoughts. Michael says: The argument that digital IDs help thwart illegal immigration, ID fraud, streamline health care services sounds fantastic. But what’s the problem? Michael responds: Hey, great to be with you. Yeah. Another conspiracy theory that has started coming true. We saw this announcement in September. The World Economic Forum had been pushing digital IDs, the United Nations, the European Union, Britain. Of course, the really terrifying example is China, which uses digital IDs and a social credit score to control speech and to control what people think and say online. It could come in a lot of different ways. They’ll start voluntary, then they’ll make it mandatory. They’ll have rewards, and then they’ll have punishments. It’s quite terrifying. And when you listen to what the advocates for digital IDs say, it’s terrifying. And, you know, Laura, one thing I learned from this last round of investigations is that this is a huge cybersecurity threat. The idea that, I mean, imagine if you get hacked in one of the many websites that you log into. Imagine everything suddenly being hacked because it’s all centralized in a single place. That cybersecurity threat alone ought to be enough to kill the digital ID. But, again, this is potentially digital totalitarianism.