How to disrupt the ID Card system

The only only only only way that you will be able to not have your biometric data, and probably your DNA eventually, kept on the National Identity Register is by refusing to get a card.

Forget trying to fool the system by wrecking your biometric measurements, taking the 'wrong' documents, lying in the application interview/form/whatever, or anything else. All this will do is provide the system with a reason to focus on you, and try to get the *right* information.

Just Say No.

No. I won't get an ID Card.
No. I won't apply for an ID Card.
No. I won't attend an appointment for an ID Card.
No. I won't allow my biometric data to be recorded on a database.
No. I won't pay for an ID Card.
No. I won't carry an ID Card if I'm given one.
No. I won't show my ID Card to anyone if they ask.

NO.

On the flip side: Yes. I will be renewing my passport this year.
I'll have 10 years + 9 months before the system wants me again... Although, I am wondering about what to do when my photo driving license expires?

Wafty


(PS You can renew your passport whenever you want - it doesn't have to be near the expiry date. The only caveat is that irrelevant of how long you have left on the old passport, you can only transfer a maximum of 9 months to the new one.)