Are the IDs safe? Privacy groups have long criticised the idea, with Big Brother Watch telling Metro today that mandatory digital ID cards are ‘dystopian’ Akiko Hart, the director of the human rights charity Liberty, told Metro that digital ID likely won't do what the government hopes. ‘The evidence from countries with established digital ID systems shows it won't reduce irregular migration; Hart said, ‘But it will create a host of human rights issues. The Government should not pursue a policy that not only won't achieve its goals, but will lead to discrimination and exclusion in the process.