Seven campaign groups have written to UK prime minister Keir Starmer urging him to scrap plans for a mandatory digital identity system – a project that is expected to be announced imminently, as part an effort to tackle unauthorized migration.

"Mandatory digital ID would fundamentally change the relationship between the population and the state," write Article 19, Big Brother Watch, Connected by Data, Liberty, Open Rights Group, the Runnymede Trust, and Unlock Democracy [ PDF ].

Privacy activists warn digital ID won't stop small boats – but will enable mass surveillance

"Although the current digital ID proposals are being considered in the context of immigration, there is no guarantee that a future government would not make digital ID a requirement to access a range of public and privat

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