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Digital ID: Billionaires are CIRCLING your digital life - it's time to WAKE UP

Your plastic driver's license is getting a digital upgrade. Twenty states and Puerto Rico now offer some kind of digital driver’s license. The technology allows you to share a minimum level of information to prove identity by tapping your phone on a reader or scanning a QR code . Some states allow digital IDs and drivers licenses to be added directly into your mobile wallet. Others offer a state-backed mobile app. But privacy experts have concerns around digital security and government data collection, warning that frictionless identification could lead to things like increased surveillance pricing. PBS News’ Tim McPhillips spoke...

Sir Keir Starmer announced in September that all UK citizens are to have mandatory ID to prove their right to live and work in the country. People in India, who have had digital IDs for years, tell Sky's Sam Coates how they work their country.

China is so CASHLESS that even beggars use WeChat QR code when they beg for money.

People in China pay using their hand — but how? All you have to do is hover your hand over the POS terminal, which uses infrared cameras to scan your palm. Beforehand, you have to use a device that registers your palm print and vein pattern and connects it to your bank card.

A couple was left bewildered after they discovered how some shops in China are taking payment.

How Will Digital IDs Work?

For years, China has built what many observers have described as the most extensive surveillance network in human history. Now, thanks to rapid advances in artificial intelligence, that network is evolving into something far more powerful--and far more concerning. According to recent reporting from the Financial Times, Chinese authorities are upgrading their already vast surveillance infrastructure with advanced AI systems capable of analyzing behavior, identifying individuals, predicting crowd activity, and even anticipating potential social unrest before it occurs. This is no longer simply about cameras watching street corners. It is about creating a real-time digital map of an entire society....

We don't want anything like this in the UK

Every civilization has had its oracles. In ancient Greece, kings traveled to Delphi to consult the Oracle of Apollo. In Babylon, rulers relied on astrologers and diviners to interpret signs in the heavens. Pharaoh's court included magicians and wise men who claimed insight into mysteries beyond human understanding. Humanity has always longed for a voice that could answer life's most difficult questions: What should we do? Where is the world headed? Who can guide us through uncertainty? Today, that voice may be emerging from an unexpected place--not from temples or altars, but from servers, algorithms, and neural networks. Artificial intelligence....

There are moments in a nation's history when a law reveals far more than legal intent. It exposes the moral direction of a country. This week may prove to be one of those moments for Canada. The passage of Bill C-9 through the House of Commons is not just another legislative development buried in the churn of parliamentary procedure. It is a flashing warning sign. For many Christians across Canada, it feels like something deeper is being put on trial -- not merely "hate," as the bill is framed, but biblical conviction itself. Canadian MPs passed Bill C-9, the so-called...

Israel has held a special place in my heart ever since the summer of 1971, when I helped Roy Gustafson, one of my father’s associate evangelists, lead Bible teaching tours of the Holy Land. Roy also connected me with two fearless missionaries in Mafraq, Jordan, the late Dr. Eleanor Soltau and nurse Aileen Coleman, who operated a hospital for patients with respiratory diseases. My time in the Middle East during my late teens and early 20s, working alongside these godly men and women, shaped my life profoundly, culminating in 1974 when—after reading in John 3 about Jesus’ encounter with the...

Ten years ago, I wouldn’t have considered it unbelief. Of course, I have long regarded it as unbiblical, and that came through a long time ago in my preaching as a young pastor and in all my writing since then. Yet despite the fact that it’s by far the most popular teaching in churches today, the assertion that the church is the “new Israel” is a denial of what the Bible clearly teaches. The harm that this teaching causes extends far beyond the walls of the churches where it’s proclaimed. The belief that the church, rather than Israel, fulfills all...

Pastor Greg Laurie talks about the war in Iran, the Ezekiel 38 War, Gog and Magog and just what is going to happen on the prophetic calendar. 👉 Is the stage being set for end-times prophecy? 👉 Is the Ezekiel 38 War coming? 👉 A breakdown of the prophetic calendar Watch now and be encouraged — prophecy isn’t meant to scare us, but to prepare us.

Is what we’re seeing in the Middle East today connected to Bible prophecy? In this message, Pastor Jack walks through Jeremiah 49 and Ezekiel 38, examining the ancient nation of Elam and its modern connection to Persia/Iran. What does it mean that God says He will “break the bow of Elam”? Has this prophecy already been fulfilled, or are we watching key pieces of it unfold in real time as tensions rise in the Middle East? Video is 1:12:12 minutes long.

Digital IDs offer undeniable benefits, but they come with risks that strike at the heart of conservative values: privacy, individual autonomy, and skepticism of centralized authority. uppose for a moment that Joe Citizen and his lovely wife are rendered unconscious in an auto accident. Joe is a diabetic and suffers from hypertension, while his wife is under medication for rheumatic heart disease and is allergic to some types of antibiotics. When the EMTs arrive they scan their embedded chips, quickly ascertain their blood types, their medical history, their doctors' names, and their insurance information. Treatment begins almost immediately. Joe is...

Say "NO!" to a Global Digital ID

DIGITAL ID CARDS: "France and Germany have digital IDs, and they have record immigration" (Dr Renee Hoenderkamp) ⛔️NO to compulsory Digital ID - not in your manifesto and not wanted A national digital ID system, pushed using the excuse of "immigration control," threatens everyone’s freedom, privacy, and safety

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced the introduction of compulsory digital ID cards on Friday for people who work in the UK — a measure to tackle illegal immigration and maintain control over borders. "You will not be able to work in the United Kingdom if you do not have digital ID. It's as simple as that," Starmer said in a keynote address during London's 2025 Global Progress Action Summit. The policy, which he said would be required by the end of the current parliament, aims to address concerns about illegal workers in the shadow economy and maintain fairness in...

More than 2.8 million Brits have signed a petition as of Wednesday, calling on the U.K. government to reverse its mandatory Digital ID system over concerns it will lead to "mass surveillance and digital control." The ID program, dubbed "Brit Card" and announced last week by U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, is set to be rolled out by August 2029 in an attempt by the Labour government to crack down on illegal immigration as it would bar anyone who doesn’t have a digital ID from working in the U.K. But critics of the plan argue its effects on illegal immigration...