"Now, it seems these so-called 'dumbphones' are having a resurgence - fuelled by Prime Minister Keir Starmer's plans to introduce mandatory digital ID cards for every UK citizen. Following the announcement of the so-called 'Brit-Card' - a digital ID card that will include your name, date of birth, and a photo as well as information on your nationality and residency status - several Brits have vowed to revert to retro devices. Taking to X, one user said: 'Cant make me have digital ID if i have a Nokia 3210.'"
"The idea to switch to a so-called 'dumb phone' comes from the fact that the digital ID is expected to be downloadable from a government app. The ID will be securely stored on the smartphone itself, just like how contactless payment cards and data on the NHS App are stored today. Social media users have therefore leapt to the conclusion that they can avoid downloading a digital ID by switching to a phone that can't run the government app."
"Taking to X, one user said: 'Cant make me have digital ID if i have a Nokia 3210.' Another wrote: 'There's only one way to deal with digital ID. Everybody revert back to the Nokia 6210.' And one joked: 'Looks like Nokia 402's are back on the menu boys!'"
Prime Minister Keir Starmer plans to introduce mandatory digital ID cards for every UK citizen named the 'Brit-Card', containing name, date of birth, a photo, nationality and residency status. More than 2.5 million people signed a petition opposing the digital ID, calling it a step towards mass surveillance and digital control. The digital ID is expected to be downloadable from a government app and stored on smartphones, similar to contactless payments and NHS App data. Many social media users responded by saying they will revert to non-smart 'dumbphones' that cannot run apps to avoid the ID.
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