Submitted on Thursday 2nd October 2025
Rejected on Monday 27th October 2025
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Stop digital ID that is optional in name but mandatory in practice.
Digital ID must not be introduced in a way that is optional in name but mandatory in practice. Forcing citizens to hand over biometrics to work or access services is coercion, insecure, and risks mass surveillance. Existing IDs already work without new threats.
Digital ID that is optional in name but mandatory in practice is coercion. No system is unhackable; stolen biometrics can’t be changed. One login risks surveillance and exclusion. Before any digital ID, the UK needs a Digital Bill of Rights to protect privacy, limit overreach, and keep participation truly optional.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You may wish to sign this petition, which calls for a similar action: "Do not introduce Digital ID cards" petition.parliament.uk/petitions/730194
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