Nearly a million people have signed a petition against the UK’s proposed digital ID scheme, and frankly, I’m not surprised. What started as half a million signatures has exploded past the 800,000 mark and keeps climbing. When you see numbers like that, you know something has struck a nerve.

The whole thing reminds me of conversations I’ve had with mates here in Melbourne about the MyGov digital services rollout. Sure, it’s convenient when it works, but there’s always that nagging feeling that you’re handing over more control than you’re getting back in return. The UK situation feels like that, but dialled up to eleven.