> I did make an explicit conjecture that was based on hard facts but then you made a statement out of thin air with nothing to back it up. "And now I just rece

> I did make an explicit conjecture that was based on hard facts but then you made a statement out of thin air with nothing to back it up. "And now I just received a recruitment pamphlet from the government for a "citizen digital identity" which will be used on smart phones. Am I the only one seeing a pattern here?" This is the conjecture, you assume that "citizen digital identity" is part of a wider trend or pattern and not simply a modernization effort. Your comment was made under a post about government overreach using covid tracking apps. You can't just say I am building a strawman because you didn't explicitly write "CDI will be used for tracking". It is still very much the implication of your comment. > I never mentioned anything about tracking. Idem > Our government was just caught collecting "de-identified" location data (which is bullshit given location easily translates into address of residence and work) https://globalnews.ca/news/8503895/watchdog-probing-official https://globalnews.ca/news/8503895/watchdog-probing-official... Canada admitted they spied This is so far removed from CDI that I don't understand why you think this is relevant... Yes Canada is also part of the five eyes and violates the rights of its citizens often, that's not what we are discussing at all.