News Summary

• More than 2.8 million Brits have signed a petition calling on the U.K. government to reverse its mandatory Digital ID system.
• The ID program, dubbed "Brit Card" and announced last week by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, is set to be rolled out by August 2029.
• Critics of the plan argue its effects on illegal immigration will not be significant enough to make up for the privacy concerns it poses.
• But according to one security expert, digital ID is actually not nearly as concerning as most opponents of the system believe it to be.