Swiss voters have narrowly approved a plan to introduce voluntary electronic identity cards.
With all votes counted, 50.4% of those who voted said yes to the proposal, while 49.6% rejected it.
The closeness of the ballot is a surprise. Opinion polls had suggested up to 60% backed digital IDs, which also had the approval of the Swiss government, and both houses of parliament.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdr624j16jpo
This is how Chinese uses Digital ID to control people.
Police wear a live facial recognition camera at a checkpoint to search and arrest anyone consider as the Enemy of the State, including people who are on the 'Social Credit Blacklist' or who are not fully vaccinated. pic.twitter.com/uVdiaGyvTi
— Songpinganq (@songpinganq) September 28, 2025
Ah yes, 50.4% in Switzerland voted for digital IDs. Nothing says ‘freedom’ like half a country sleepwalking into digital surveillance… But don’t worry, it’s ‘optional’ until it isn’t…
The man behind the digital ID push is Larry Ellison, owner of Oracle, CBS, CNN, and, soon, TikTok. He wants data centralization and total surveillance. "Citizens will be on their best behavior because we're constantly watching & recording everything that's going on." Terrifying. https://t.co/mb05XvnOAx pic.twitter.com/cUx45ORy2F
— Michael Shellenberger (@shellenberger) September 27, 2025
Ellison: We need to unify all of the national data. Put it into a database where it's easily consumable by the AI model, and then ask whatever question you like.
Blair: So you're really through the use of this, you're revolutionizing the way government works, right? The services…
— Michael Shellenberger (@shellenberger) September 27, 2025
— Michael Shellenberger (@shellenberger) September 27, 2025