Rejected petition Start a democratic public referendum for a digital ID.

The government should ask the people to choose if they agree to surrender liberty for a centralised digital ID card system. We should hold a democratic public referendum to get a real sense if the people really accepts the risks for the unapparent convenience.

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Centralised personal data is a major security risk. Carrying all of our personal data and banking details on the same device while phone crime is soaring is a recipe for disaster.

The digital ID card cannot change anything the National insurance card and passports do already. The risk to reward ratio for this policy is too high.

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You may wish to sign this petition, which calls for the same action: "Hold a referendum on introducing mandatory identity cards in the UK" https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/734246

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Date submitted 4 October 2025
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