On His Way Out, Biden Issues Executive Order Promoting Digital ID

by Didi Rankovic | Reclaim The Net

The Biden-Harris administration used its last days in office to issue a flurry of executive orders, including one that promotes, among other things, digital ID and mobile driver’s licenses.

These are covered in what is described as the sweeping order that deals with cybercrime and identity fraud, and while pushing for implementing digital ID schemes on those in need of accessing public services, the promise is made that this will come with strong security and privacy measures.

We obtained a copy of the order for you here.

Not for nothing, considering that these are two key objections that opponents of expanding digital ID programs always bring up, along with centralization of personal data presenting a serious risk of wider and more sophisticated mass state surveillance. Read Full Article >