Champaign Voices

Europe Considers Digital ID Wallets; Americans Immediately Form Conspiracy Clubs

Published: July 05, 2026

Several European governments advanced digital identity plans intended to simplify services, a concept U.S. comment sections received as the end of freedom and also slightly convenient. What do you think?

“My identity is a flannel and a wave. Keep your wallet.”

“If it remembers my login, I might sell a little freedom.”

“I've waited four hours for a sticker. Digitize me.”