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100 Ways to Fight Digital ID! Actions you can take Personal tech & behaviour: 1. Turn off Face ID and fingerprint unlock on your phone. 2. Delete or refuse to install government apps. 3. Delete or refuse to install NHS Apps. 4. Stop using biometric check-ins at shops and airports when possible. 5. Refuse self-scan at checkouts that use cameras/biometrics. 6. Use cash for as many purchases as you can. 7. Keep and use a physical wallet with cash on hand. 8. Draw out small amounts of cash regularly and spend them. 9. Use pre-paid cash cards (that can be bought with cash) for some purchases. 10. Use an old/basic phone (feature phone) for calls and texts where feasible. 11. Use a separate smartphone for sensitive services and keep it minimal. 12. Use a burner or prepaid SIM bought with cash for activities you want unlinked. 13. Avoid “log in with” social sign-ins (Google/Facebook/Apple) where possible. 14. Use privacy-forward browsers and block trackers. 15. Install and use browser adblockers and anti-tracking extensions. 16. Use encrypted services for private messaging. 17. Use end-to-end encrypted email solutions where appropriate. 18. Limit social media sharing of identifying info (DOB, address, job). 19. Do not upload biometric photos (face scans) to apps or services unless essential. 20. Opt out of optional data-sharing consent boxes on websites. 21. Regularly check and revoke app permissions (camera, mic, location). 22. Turn off location services and Bluetooth when not needed. 23. Use separate email addresses for financial and social accounts. 24. Use strong, unique passwords and a reputable password manager. 25. Use two-factor authentication. 26. Back up important documents in physical form, not only cloud. Financial & consumer actions: 1. Boycott businesses that refuse to accept cash. 2. Publicly call out shops that go cashless; leave reviews and complaints. 3. Write formal complaints to cashless businesses and cc local consumer bodies. 4. Bank with institutions that keep meaningful in-branch cash service. 5. Move some savings to local or community banks that accept cash and value privacy. 6. Use cash-to-gift-card services for certain online purchases. 7. Avoid companies that explicitly partner with ID-as-a-service providers. 8. Boycott specific vendors known for surveillance or ID contracts (e.g., facial recognition firms) — research locally and act. 9. Divest from funds/companies that provide digital ID surveillance tech when possible. 10. Pressure pension schemes and fund managers to disclose holdings in ID vendors. Civic & political actions: 1. Sign petitions opposing mandatory digital ID. 2. Submit responses to government consultations. 3. Write personalised letters to your MP explaining your concerns. 4. Meet your MP at surgeries and insist on answers in writing. 5. Organise or attend town-hall/local council Q&As about digital ID. 6. Attend local council meetings and ask questions about procurement and ID pilots. 7. Join public consultations and demand DPIAs (Data Protection Impact Assessments) and independent audits. 8. File Freedom of Information (FOI) requests about digital ID pilots, contracts and costs. 9. Ask for Equality Impact Assessments to protect vulnerable groups. 10. Push for parliamentary debates / Early Day Motions on digital ID. 11. Support or lobby for bills that protect cash rights and limit compulsory digital ID. 12. Build relationships with sympathetic councillors and MPs and give them briefing packs. 13. Support candidates who oppose mandatory digital ID at election time. 14. Vote and encourage others to vote on these issues. 15. Organise letter-writing and phone-banking campaigns to MPs and ministers. 16. Request public hearings on procurement decisions relating to ID systems. 17. Demand cost-benefit and risk analyses be published before any rollout. Legal & formal resistance: 1. File complaints to the ICO (UK Information Commissioner) about privacy risks and data-sharing. 2. Request your employer to publish the legal basis for any identity checks and to provide non-digital alternatives. 3. Ask employers for a written policy on how right-to-work checks are performed and how employees’ data is handled. 4. If you’re an employee, push your employer to oppose mandatory digital ID. 5. Support legal challenges, donate to or fundraise for judicial reviews. 6. Help crowdsource evidence (documents, policies) that could support litigation. Community organising & outreach: 1. Hand out leaflets in your area explaining the risks. 2. Host local meetups to explain practical steps people can take. 3. Start or join a local community group focused on resisting digital ID. 4. Build a coalition with disability groups, privacy advocates, faith groups and cash-reliant communities to broaden resistance. 5. Train volunteers on how to speak to neighbours about privacy and cash rights. 6. Set up community cash swaps or local barter networks. 7. Run workshops on digital hygiene and how to opt out of tracking. 8. Partner with small businesses to keep cash-acceptance visible. Media, messaging & narrative work: 1. Write letters to local papers denouncing mandatory digital ID. 2. Produce short videos explaining risks and how to resist (shareable social clips). 3. Host a podcast interviewing experts, affected people, and whistleblowers. 4. Use social media to amplify stories of people harmed by digital ID pilots. 5. Make infographics showing vendor links, money flows, and conflicts of interest. 6. Run targeted ad campaigns to raise local awareness. 7. Pitch investigative journalists with freedom-of-information findings. Direct economic & corporate pressure: 1. Start a public petition to get a company to drop its digital-only policy. 2. Organise coordinated boycotts of companies that partner with ID vendors. 3. Contact company shareholders and ask questions at AGMs about ID contracts. 4. File consumer complaints with trading standards against firms that refuse reasonable alternatives. 5. Pressure procurement officers at councils to refuse contracts with vendor-lock clauses. 6. Publicly shame companies on social platforms and review sites for surveillance partnerships. 7. Support competitors that offer privacy-affirming services. Allies & funding: 1. Donate to and support grassroots projects/campaigns fighting surveillance: Open Rights Group, Big Brother Watch, MassNonCompliance.com. 2. Fund or crowdfund legal action and investigations. 3. Build alliances with civil-society groups working on housing, health, finance and inclusion — show them how ID affects their members. 4. Recruit sympathetic lawyers, academics and technologists to produce legal briefs and technical critiques. 5. Encourage local businesses to join a "cash-friendly" charter. Creative disruption: 1. Wear badges/stickers that say "I refuse mandatory digital ID" at public events. 2. Organise peaceful demonstrations outside councils and procurement offices. 3. Stunt actions that are lawful and headline-grabbing (letter drops, flash-mob info sessions). 4. Stage public teach-ins or film screenings about surveillance and privacy. 5. Join MassNonCompliance. com Regular Protests! Personal preparedness & support: 1. Keep physical copies of critical documents (IDs, certificates) safe in your home. 2. Collect testimonials from people negatively impacted by digital-ID pilots for public use. https://massnoncompliance.com/resist-guide
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