UK Digital ID Policy Targets American Statehouses
TL;DR. Foreign NGOs, successful in passing digital ID laws in the UK, now influence American lawmakers to advance similar legislation. - These laws, framed around child safety, enable widespread surveillance and restrict internet anonymity. - British NGOs are replicating their playbook in 21 US states and Congress, impacting policy through direct and proxy means. - One group, 5Rights, failed to disclose critical foreign leadership information under FARA.
- Foreign NGOs are promoting digital ID laws in the US after successful implementation in the UK.
- These laws use 'child safety' rhetoric to justify systems that surveil and restrict online anonymity.
- The UK's digital ID system has been used to target political dissidents.
- A coordinated effort targets 21 US states and the US Congress.
- Some NGOs are operating with inadequate FARA disclosures.
Sources
- The UK's War on Anonymity Has Come to America — effort.news