Majority of Britons fear being tracked by Labour's hated digital ID 'surveillance state'

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Britons fear being tracked by the Government if digital ID were to be implemented, a new survey has revealed.More than six in 10 Britons are concerned about surveillance from digital ID - including monitoring of where and when the digital card was used.Ministers had planned to introduce mandatory digital IDs that would be required as proof of the right to work, but faced fierce opposition and eventually U-turned.New polling from Deltapoll interviewed 2,091 British adults on behalf of advocacy group Liberty - and laid bare Britons' concerns.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say It revealed that 74 per cent of Britons are worried about the risk of cyber attacks if digital ID plans are followed through.Liberty, a civil liberties group founded in 1934, is now urging Andy Burnham to scrap plans for the scheme, as well as facial recognition technology, when he becomes Prime Minister.It joins groups like the Together Declaration, headed by Alan Miller, in opposition to the plans.Mr Miller told...

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