Privacy Concerns Over UK and Australia Plans

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Governments are turning to new digital ID and verification systems, sparking backlash:

UK Digital ID: Over 2.8M people signed a petition opposing it.

Australia: Social media ban for under-16s starts Dec. 10, with digital age verification proposed.

Critics argue both measures threaten privacy by centralizing sensitive data in government systems.

[Abdul Khan]

If they force encryption backdoors, everyone’s data becomes vulnerable. You can’t create a “safe” backdoor — it’s a contradiction.

[Nahid Hossen]

User privacy should never be compromised for political optics. Hopefully, public backlash changes these plans before it’s too late.