Centralized Government digital ID with biometrics is not really a new thing though.
Check Malaysias MyKad system.  It was introduced in 2001 i think.
Centralized database of fingerprints and even iris scans.  Enrollment is compulsory and failure to comply can be punished by imprisonment.
Now imagine that.  And people have 0 control over their identity,  dont even kmow what gov or third parties are doing with  it....