Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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Today on Common Sense Soapbox, Sarah signs up for a Digital ID — diving headfirst into serious concerns about privacy, government surveillance, and potential risks of making it easier for government to track people on- and off-line.
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CREDITS:
Produced and Edited by Sean W. Malone
Directed by Seamus Coughlin
Written by Friday
Voiced by Seamus Coughlin & Britta
Animated by Emily
Backgrounds by Trev
Full-screen Graphics by Ricky Tee
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LINKS:
- tsa.gov/real-id/real-id-faqs
- tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/identification
- tsa.gov/digital-id
- semafor.com/article/05/25/2025/inside-the-identity-crisis-in-anti-woke-media
- foxnews.com/politics/libertarians-like-ron-paul-warned-against-real-id-criticism-merited-experts-weigh
- hrw.org/news/2017/12/12/chinas-chilling-social-credit-blacklist
- buzzfeednews.com/article/meghara/college-china-social-credit
- ntd.com/chinas-social-credit-system-punishes-low-score-parents-by-limiting-what-schools-their-children-attend_181716.html
- wired.com/story/china-social-credit-system-explained
- vox.com/the-goods/2018/11/2/18057450/china-social-credit-score-spend-frivolously-video-games