The most egregious surveillance powers are commonly justified as 'fraud prevention.'
DON'T FALL FOR IT. AND, DON'T COMPLY IF YOU CAN GET AWAY WITH IT.
The most egregious surveillance powers are commonly justified as 'fraud prevention'. Combined with a UK National ID, the implications are:
Mass surveillance infrastructure
Chilling effect on freedom
Precedent for broader surveillance
Impact on vulnerable groups
fraud [detection] prevention
Only a man in the middle can be authenticated. Such is your duty to the sovereign.