Bipartisan lawmakers are once again pushing for a federal digital identity agency—an independent watchdog that would determine how anonymous Americans are allowed to be online. Representatives Bill Foster (D-IL) and Mike Kelly (R-PA) are leading the charge, giving this agency sweeping power to certify, audit, and enforce digital ID systems across both government and private sectors. Unlike current voluntary guidelines from NIST, this new authority would set binding rules, ensuring that all online identity verification systems meet state-approved security standards. While framed as a safeguard against fraud, impersonation, and deepfakes, the proposal carries far-reaching implications: every login, transaction, or interaction could eventually be tethered to state-issued credentials and biometric data. What has long been an open and pseudonymous internet could quickly become a government-verified environment, where true anonymity is all but erased.

This is where prophecy watchers should take note. The march toward digital IDs is not about convenience—it’s about control. Once tied to biometric markers, digital driver’s licenses, or platforms like Apple Wallet and Google Wallet, every online step can be traced, logged, and potentially retained. Proponents promise privacy protections, yet history shows government agencies consistently overreach, especially when granted new surveillance tools. The language of “security” and “fraud prevention” may mask a deeper reality: a system that chills free speech, centralizes power, and builds the infrastructure for a coming global surveillance grid. For those with eyes to see, this aligns with the prophetic warnings of a world where no one buys or sells without a mark, and where human freedom is sacrificed on the altar of safety and control. The groundwork is being laid—piece by piece, law by law, system by system.

SOURCE: Reclaim the Net