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Our foundation supports 50 in 5, a collaboration with the World Bank and other partners. This initiative aims to provide country leaders with the necessary tools and expertise to modernize ID and civil registration systems. By 2028, over 500 million people will have a digital identity, enabling easier access to employment, education, financial services, healthcare, and government programs.

The speaker is discussing the World Economic Forum (WEF) Agile Nations Charter that the Government of Canada signed in November 2020 and how it relates to digital credentials and other technologies. The speaker notes that the prime minister did not tell Canadians that this would usher in the fourth industrial revolution by changing how policy is made in Canada. After outlining several Agile Nations projects—Coordinating National Standards Body of Agile Nations, digital credentials, preloaded air cargo targeting, consumer connecting products, experimental approaches, anticipatory regulation, digital health software devices—the focus is narrowed to digital credentials and related technologies. The Digital Credentials Project is described as being led by Canada under Agile Nations, aiming to make digital trust and digital ID technologies more seamless across borders. It involves workshops, proofs of concept, and pilots. The speaker asserts that there is a lack of transparency surrounding these initiatives and points to concerns about government abuse of centralized personal data. Canadians are presented with a request for the ability to opt out of privacy-intrusive digital IDs, artificial intelligence, and smart technologies. Examples cited to illustrate potential government overreach include the Emergencies Act usage to freeze protesters’ bank accounts and the ArriveCAN app, which the speaker claims discriminated against seniors who lacked smartphones. The central argument is that digital IDs should not be mandatory given past government actions, and that people generally use existing digital means (bank cards, online payments) without government control over all their data. The concern is that a digital ID could enable government surveillance or social-political control, especially if linked with other data such as driving records, health information, banking data, purchases, or even sensitive attributes like religion or political beliefs. The speaker connects digital IDs to central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), suggesting that a move to digital IDs could enable CBDCs, which could allow governments to track purchases and impose limits or programmable constraints on spending, travel, or item availability. This leads to questions about ethical frameworks, governance, and safeguards. The absence of transparency, public engagement, or legislation is framed as evidence that the prime minister does not prioritize protecting Canadians from digital ID abuse. Further concerns include the lack of comprehensive privacy legislation to regulate both government and private sector use of digital IDs. The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) is described as focusing on businesses, with government roles under-regulated. Bill C-27, the Digital Charter Implementation Act, is noted as addressing privacy only in the private sector, with responsibility shifted to businesses. The speaker argues for a national, overarching framework to protect privacy, rather than pushing obligations onto small businesses. The speaker asserts that the Agile Nations Charter demonstrates liberal government intentions and urges ongoing democratic involvement to prevent executive overreach. Pierre Poilievre is highlighted as listening to concerns and promising that digital IDs will never be mandatory. The message concludes with a call to contact federal representatives to support a federal digital charter that protects Canadians from digital ID abuses by government and corporations.

Our foundation supports 50 in 5, a collaboration with the World Bank and other partners. This initiative aims to provide country leaders with the necessary tools and expertise to modernize ID and civil registration systems. By 2028, over 500 million people will have a digital identity, enabling easier access to employment, education, financial services, healthcare, and government programs.

We will implement a biometric tracking system that covers land, sea, and air. In Africa, a partnership between Gavi, Mastercard, and Trust Stamps will introduce a biometric digital identity platform in low-income remote communities. Trust Stamps' technology is already used in various sectors like commerce, government, travel, and medical records. It enables identification for government services, ensuring a safe and seamless process for recipients.

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.

To open an account, you need a digital and biometric ID. Initially, few countries in Africa and Latin America had this type of ID, but we have worked with partners to expand its availability. This ID is not only important for financial services but also for school enrollment, healthcare access, and government subsidies. Its impact extends beyond financial services, making it a crucial issue.

We propose linking digital identities like France Identité or La Poste's digital identity to Facebook accounts. This would confirm that there is a real person behind the account and provide an encrypted code that only authorities can decipher in specific cases of illegal activity. The idea is to know who you are, even if you use a pseudonym and a cat photo on Facebook. Anonymity is not the goal; instead, we want to associate your account with a digital identity to ensure you are not anonymous in the end.

Speaker 1 says essential digital infrastructure must be secure and sovereign: "one of the most important things is not to put the digital infrastructure in place and make sure it is secure. And often, it needs to be sovereign." Data centers must be in our countries due to privacy: "Data centers, because of the privacy requirements around the data, need to be in our countries or they're not terribly useful. They need to be in our countries, but they also need to be secure." They foresee a passwordless future: "This is the last year you will ever log on to an Oracle system with a password." "By the middle of this year, I'm quite certain you are Tony Blair." Security will rely on biometrics: "The security system, we have biometric logins. The computer recognizes you." "There's no reason to enter a password. In fact, passwords are too easily stolen." They warn about ransomware: "The data centers and data is being taken hostage all over the world." "The ransomware business is a very, very good business." And a preemptive approach: "not after the data is stolen, but before the data is stolen. We can make sure that we're using the latest security technology, and it is going to be biometrics assisted by AI to make sure that you are, in fact, Tony Blair, and I'm sure you are."

In order to open an account, having a digital and biometric ID is necessary. This requirement has been implemented in many countries in Africa and Latin America with the help of various partners. The importance of this ID goes beyond just financial services; it also aids in school enrollment, healthcare, and receiving government subsidies. This makes it a crucial issue that impacts various aspects of people's lives.

The UAE is positioned at the forefront of using AI in government. The conversation highlights the importance of building basic digital infrastructure—cloud services, data centers, and digital identity—as a foundation for an effective digital system. Speaker 1 emphasizes that securing this digital infrastructure is crucial. He predicts a passwordless future, stating that this could be the last year you log on to an Oracle system with a password. He describes biometric logins where the computer recognizes the user, can verify identity through voice, and may prompt for a fingerprint on the return key. He argues there is no reason to enter a password because passwords are too easily stolen. The approach involves using the latest security technology, with biometrics assisted by AI to ensure authentication. He concludes that this will verify identity, even asserting that the system can make sure that the user is, in fact, Tony Blair.

Speaker 0 explains that these groups have invested heavily to find excuses to push digital ID, urging voluntary adoption. They argue digital ID is the cornerstone of the entire UN Agenda 2030; without it, programmable, surveillable money and many online designs won’t work, and they frame it as something people must comply with, even though it’s pitched as voluntary. They compare digital ID to vaccine passports, suggesting that to change the direction of the world, people must plan to live in a way that avoids compliance with digital ID, just as one might navigate around vaccine mandates. In the United States, conservatives are portrayed as being pitched digital ID as a solution to illegal migration and voter fraud, while claims are made that biometric digital ideas are presented as essential to solving cybercrime, hacking, cyberbullying, and other societal ills. The speaker contends that digital ID underpins social credit and other Orwellian designs that are part of the agenda. A key theme is that the push relies on convenience: opting in is convenient, having money on a phone and a life centered on a smartphone is convenient, and voting every four years is convenient but framed within a system of “two lesser evils.” The speaker argues this convenience is a carrot used to enslave people, while resisting adoption is inconvenient and requires changing one’s life to be more resilient and sustainable for families and communities. They call for reconnecting with neighbors, meeting in person, and reducing online dependence to build real human connections and solutions. The speaker notes that during COVID, lockdowns contributed to isolation and pushed people toward virtual-only connections controlled by those who own the infrastructure, software, and platforms. The claim is that the power to set up digital ID resides with those investing in it, and people should reclaim power by actions in neighborhoods and families and by saying no to digital ID and the surveillance state. There is concern that digital ID enables not only real-time surveillance but predictive capabilities about future behavior, with intelligence agencies pursuing predictive policing (precrime) and extending similar predictions to health care to prevent the next pandemic, potentially eliminating the need for pandemics to be declared to justify emergency use authorizations or mandates in communities. The overall message is to opt out of digital ID, recognizing that this is the world some are trying to create, and that opting out is possible.

There's a coordinated global policy push for digital IDs, as the new form of government issued identification credentials. Digital IDs are not really a separate project from CBDCs and this new digital financial system. And UN documentation and also documentation from the Bank of International Settlements, they very overtly state that CBDCs and digital IDs are meant to go together. And without digital IDs, the CBDC digital finance system cannot exist. One of the reasons it can't exist without that is because of the KYC functionality built into this digital financial system. They have to know who you are. They give you a unique identifier, a digital ID, and it's inherently tied to a digital wallet. It's called building blocks. It involves refugees scanning their irises.

The benefits are clear. Digital ID will make our interactions with each other and with the state faster, cheaper and more reliable. It will allow us to judge who has a right to be in our country and who doesn't, and so solves one of the major challenges of immigration. Facial recognition can now spot suspects in real time from live video, tracking organised criminals at borders, in public spaces, even helping find missing people. In London, live facial recognition led to three sixty arrests by the Met Police between January and October 2024, just in a pilot project. It boosts response times and helps identify suspects quickly in busy places like train stations and events. Live video from body cams and CCTVs can be used to provide real time advice to officers from a command centre or deploy resources to where they're most needed.

Lucy introduces her digital ID wallet, which serves as a convenient tool for proving and safeguarding her identity online and in person. This wallet, issued by the government, offers various identity services. One of its key functions is assisting governments in effectively communicating with citizens. Currently, Lucy's wallet is reminding her to schedule an appointment that is mandatory for her.

Collectively advancing digital inclusion allows us to imagine and advance a world where digital progress benefits everyone. The Freedom Online Coalition (FOC) is an ideal vehicle for this collective action. The FOC is driven by like-minded democracies and powered by civil society, industry, and academic expertise through the active advisory network. The strength of collective action has demonstrated that amidst democratic decline and rising digital authoritarianism, the FOC continues to play a pivotal role in promoting a human rights-based approach to the governance of digital technologies and the Internet.

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.

If we were to pursue a CBDC, it would have four key characteristics. First, it would be intermediated. Second, privacy would be protected. Third, identity verification would be required, meaning it wouldn't be anonymous. Fourth, it would be transferable or interoperable. We aim to strike a balance between privacy protection and identity verification, as is done in traditional banking today.

To open an account, you need a digital, biometric ID, which was rare in Africa and Latin America. This ID is crucial for financial services, school enrollment, health records, and government subsidies. It has become essential beyond just financial services.

The world is moving towards digital identity verification in various sectors like education and healthcare. We need to embrace this change and stay ahead or risk being left behind. As former politicians, we can acknowledge this more easily than those currently running for office. The government needs to refocus on these issues as they will shape our future. The US has the revolutionary Inflation Reduction Act, which will put them at the forefront of technology and climate change. China is leveraging data for advancements in AI, while Europe is playing catch-up. Britain needs to find its place in this evolving landscape. These are real-world developments, not utopian ideals.

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.

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

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.

Digital ID: what could possibly go wrong? The transcript recalls Kirstyama’s recent visit to India to meet Modi and top officials, promoting India’s nationwide digital ID system called Aadhaar. It then presents a provocative claim: cyber criminals are reportedly saying they have stolen the entire Aadhaar database—815,000,000 people's details, including names, addresses, identity confirmations, bank details, and more—and are allegedly selling the database for $80,000 at a time. It notes uncertainty about verification but says the story is circulating. The speaker emphasizes concerns about security and the practicality of such a system: if every aspect of a person’s life—passport, driving license, NHS records, criminal record, bank details, all transactions, bills, travel and flight records, vehicle taxes, council taxes, hospital appointments, arrest records, and other personal data—are stored in one place, how safe and secure can it be? The question is raised of whether the people running these systems can be trusted to protect data, given ongoing data breaches and thefts, including several large incidents in the past year within the country. There’s a rhetorical comparison to India’s example, suggesting that this is a test case for the security of a highly centralized digital ID system. The speaker notes that StarMove had previously used India as an example of how well such a system could work, implying skepticism about that portrayal with the closing line, “The ironic thing is that StarMove was just out there holding them up as an example of how well the system could work. Yeah. Right, Kia. We believe you.” Key points: - Aadhaar is India’s nationwide digital ID system. - Alleged theft of 815,000,000 Aadhaar records, with claims of selling the data in chunks for $80,000; verification of this claim is uncertain. - The aggregation of extensive personal data in one system raises concerns about security and trust in the guardians of the data. - Data breaches are frequent, including notable incidents in the past year. - The India example is presented as a cautionary reference, contrasting with prior praise from StarMove.

Today, I introduce the Trust Exchange (TEX), a project in collaboration with Senator Katie Galli and Minister Stephen Jones. TEX aims to allow Australians to verify their identity and credentials using official government information. Currently in the proof of concept stage, it has received an $11.4 million Commonwealth investment as part of the digital ID initiative. TEX will be an opt-in system, and I believe people will choose businesses that provide the convenience and security of TEX. Major companies like Telstra and Google support this development, along with the Tech Council of Australia, Commonwealth Bank, and Seek. By embracing radical trust in our citizens and understanding their needs, we can create a seamless and secure digital future. Thank you.