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Digital IDs – Should You Worry?

Jan 8, 2026 | Single Videos, Teacher's Guide Available, Kahoot!

Overview
What happens when your ID follows you everywhere online? Could convenience and security come at the cost of privacy and free expression? This video features Naomi Brockwell and examines how digital IDs could link personal data, online speech, and everyday activity into a centralized system. Students are encouraged to question who controls that information, how power can expand, and what digital IDs may mean for privacy and individual liberty.

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Grade level and subjects
• Recommended for grades 6-12
• Subjects: Government and Science / Technology
• Works in Classroom, Hybrid, and Homeschool settings

What students will learn
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
• describe what a digital ID is and how governments propose to use it;
• explain how digital IDs could affect privacy, free expression, and personal autonomy;
• analyze the tradeoffs between convenience, security, and individual liberty in digital ID systems; and
• evaluate whether government-mandated digital IDs are compatible with a free society.

Key concepts and terms covered
Anonymity, Centralization, Digital ID, Surveillance, and Social Credit System.

Sample discussion questions
• What is a digital ID?
• What concerns does Naomi Brockwell raise about privacy and control?
• How does the example of Canada’s trucker protests relate to digital IDs?
• How could digital IDs affect people who challenge government policies?
• If citizens are concerned about digital IDs, what steps might they take?

What’s in the free teacher’s guide
This printable 23-page Teacher's Guide includes a lesson description, learning objectives, key vocabulary, a fill-in viewing guide with answer key, discussion and analysis questions, classroom activities, and the full video transcript.

Standards alignment
Aligned to state standards — use the SITC Standards Tool to match this video to the standards in your state.