Digital ID Moved From Technology To Politically Led
When the control of a data gathering project moves to being politically led you know its going to be used as a weapon of mass state monitoring and control
The UK government discreetly announced on October 23, 2025, that it is moving the overall responsibility for digital ID to the Cabinet Office. This shifts the lead on policy, legislation, and strategy from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) to the central department of Whitehall, the centre of political manoeuvrings in the UK.
Yes thats right, the biggest overreach, of mass state lead monitoring and control is now not technology led but politically led. This is seriously bad news and once again confirms our darkest fears that the UK government will be undertaking China style monitoring of citizens.
So now the cabinet has overall responsibility for the scheme, including policy development, legislation, and strategic oversight. The move is intended to give the high-profile project greater coordination across different government departments but we know what this is really about, manipulating its use for political gain.
The DSIT still has control over the technical design, build, and delivery of the digital identity service but not the policies and direction. The requirements and objectives of this project is now firmly political.
