And you do not get any benefits either. UK could drive identity theft to effectively zero, reduce the pandemic by moving mundane transactions online, reduce car

And you do not get any benefits either. UK could drive identity theft to effectively zero, reduce the pandemic by moving mundane transactions online, reduce carbon emissions by making electronic signature widespread etc. etc. Yes, this would allow for privacy infringements. No, this has not happened in countries where such things are commonplace. Quite the other way around: since identity is vague and fraud rampant, service providers hoover up data to manage their risk. Since lack of identity means no meaningful interoperability, hundreds of copies of your personal data float around waiting to be sold. How is all that giving people more privacy?