Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair believes it is “common sense to move in the direction of digital IDs” as part of an effort to fight coronavirus.
Blair, who has called for the ID’s to prove ‘disease status’ during a crisis says that the government should keep a record of all those who’ve been vaccinated against the virus.
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BBC reports: The government recently set out plans to change laws to enable the use of digital identity across the UK. As prime minister, Mr Blair launched a compulsory ID card scheme, but it was scrapped by the coalition government.
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Speaking to the BBC’s Newscast podcast, he said that once a coronavirus vaccine is in use “you’re going to want a record of the fact you’ve been vaccinated”.
“You’ll want a record kept by the government of who’s been vaccinated – this will be essential, again, to restoring confidence,” he added. The former PM argued that improvements in technology meant privacy issues “can be dealt with”.
“You don’t need a large amount of information,” he said adding: “People give a lot more information to their supermarkets than they do to the government.”
Responding to Mr Blair’s comments, Silkie Carlo, Director of Big Brother Watch – a civil liberties campaign group – said: “The idea of digital ID and vaccination checks could easily lead to a health apartheid that few would expect of a democratic country.
“Digital IDs would lead to sensitive records spanning medical, work, travel, and biometric data about each and every one of us being held at the fingertips of authorities and state bureaucrats.
“This dangerous plan would normalise identity checks, increase state control over law abiding citizens and create a honey pot for cybercriminals.”
Mr Blair’s comments come after the government announced plans to update existing laws on identity checking to allow digital identity “to be used as widely as possible”.
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Fk off Jackass.
deagel Dot Com has the UK dropping population 80% by 2025.
Gates is probably giddy as a schoolgirl over that.
deagel also says the population of the USA will be at 100 million.
We don’t need you limeys sticking your nose in our business. Stay the hell out of it.
Another British Pedofile.
Hes exactly the sort of totalitarian fascist Mussolini and Franco dreamed of.A British fascist
Appeasement runs in there blood.
People should have a GPS tracker and an audio-video recorder embedded in all politicians so that the people can monitor their every activity.
It will inspire confidence in the people that their politicians are not corrupt or 2-faced.
Bite me, you fkkn twit!
Go right ahead cuck.
You get yours first you disgusting beast.
You know the British have there Own Ruling or Ex-Ruling Class Pedofiles also..ALL PROGRESSIVEISM The are like the Progressives over here Like Epstines, Kevin Spacey Ect. Most of the Republican Pedo are RINOs That’s why the Media used to Run towards Jeff Flake, Romney and Kasick.They all have 1 thing in Common they are okay with Abortion, they are easily Manipulated and Blackmailed……….. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/c535175d78a14ff369720da86cbba917ff0c0ddbf35139f1082b9303f9ca1fe7.jpg
Jade you forgot one of the biggest pedophiles in Hollyweird, Ed Buck.
Stick your digital i.d. in your ass moron.