"Papers Please" to get online? We say NO! @andyburnham @UKLabour Social media platforms already know an extraordinary amount about their users They can already use AI to infer whether someone is a child or teenager to a high degree of accuracy Before putting millions of adults through an ID checkpoint to access social media, the Government and the platforms should have to explain why the information they already have isn't enough - and how requiring every single user to prove their age using government-issued ID can possibly be: - Necessary - Proportionate - Or indeed safe in itself - given databases are compromised ALL THE TIME #dontidtheinternet

Millions were relieved when you scrapped the national Digital ID proposal. So why is your Government still expanding One Login and the GOV UK Wallet without proper scrutiny or safeguards @AndyBurnham? Officials just told Parliament that One Login now covers 264 services and is intended to reach all 500 central-government services within 18–24 months. They also said the GOV UK Wallet is heading for national rollout next year, with more than 80 government credentials identified for inclusion over time. This is exactly why expansion of these systems needs proper parliamentary scrutiny NOW, genuinely independent review and a legal guarantee of free, equivalent non-digital routes. In particular, One Login should be FROZEN immediately pending proper independent review. Not only have whistleblowers raised grave security concerns, but millions of Company Directors have already been forced to digitally verify their identity through One Login, on pain of prosecution - the only possible way to avoid this being an intermediary, usually costing £60 - £120. Clearly, that is not a free choice. Read the official evidence from the Public Accounts Committee: committees.parliament.uk/ora…