Freedom Alliance
Digital & Privacy Policy

Executive Summary

Freedom Alliance will protect digital privacy, personal freedom, and the right to live without unnecessary surveillance or technological coercion.

We believe technology should support individuals and communities, not restrict participation or limit choice. People must be able to access services, make payments, and take part in everyday life without being required to use specific technologies or surrender personal data.

Our approach will ensure that digital systems are transparent, proportionate, and optional where possible, while maintaining access to cash, non-digital services, and alternatives that protect individual autonomy.

Key Principles

• Individuals will retain the right to access services, travel, and transact both digitally and non-digitally.

• Cash and non-digital payment options will be preserved to ensure inclusion and choice.

• Digital systems will not become mandatory gateways to essential services.

• The use of biometric identification and surveillance technologies will be strictly limited and subject to clear legal safeguards.

• Data collection and use will be transparent, with meaningful consent and user control.

• Public services will remain accessible without reliance on specific platforms or providers.

• Technology policy will promote open, secure, and user-controlled systems where appropriate.

• Digital and physical systems will be designed to ensure accessibility and inclusion for all users.

Introduction

Digital technology now underpins everyday life, from communication and finance to access to public services. As its role continues to grow, it is essential that the systems governing its use protect individual freedom, privacy, and access.

Freedom Alliance recognises that digital systems bring significant benefits, but also introduce risks where access, identity, or participation become dependent on technology or data sharing. Policy will therefore be structured to ensure that individuals retain control over how they engage with digital systems.

Detailed implementation, including legislative and regulatory measures, will be developed through consultation with technical experts, regulators, and service providers, supported by independent assessment and transparent oversight to ensure effective and proportionate delivery.

Digital Access and Offline Alternatives

Access to essential services must not depend solely on digital systems.

We will:

• Ensure that public services remain accessible through non-digital channels, including in-person and telephone access.

• Maintain the availability of cash as a recognised and accepted form of payment.

• Require essential services to provide non-digital alternatives where digital systems are introduced.

• Prevent exclusion from services based on access to, or willingness to use, specific technologies.

Data Privacy and User Control

Individuals must have clear and meaningful control over their personal data.

We will:

• Strengthen requirements for informed consent in data collection and use.

• Limit unnecessary data collection for access to basic services.

• Ensure that individuals can opt out of non-essential tracking and profiling.

• Improve transparency in how personal data is stored, used, and shared.

Digital Identification and Financial Systems

Digital identity and financial systems must not restrict individual autonomy.

We will:

• Ensure that access to services does not depend on mandatory digital identification.

• Maintain the ability for individuals to access banking and financial services without reliance on digital-only systems.

• Establish clear safeguards around the use of emerging financial technologies to prevent restrictions on lawful personal spending.

• Ensure that any future digital financial systems operate within strict legal and accountability frameworks.

Surveillance and Biometric Technologies

The use of surveillance technologies must be proportionate, accountable, and subject to clear legal limits.

We will:

• Restrict the use of facial recognition and biometric systems in public and commercial settings.

• Require clear legal authorisation and oversight for surveillance activities.

• Prevent the routine or indiscriminate monitoring of individuals in public spaces.

• Ensure that surveillance technologies are subject to independent review and accountability mechanisms.

Public Sector Technology and Platform Independence

Public services must not depend on specific commercial platforms or technologies.

We will:

• Ensure that public services can be accessed without reliance on specific third-party platforms.

• Promote the use of open standards and interoperable systems where appropriate.

• Review the use of external technology providers within public services to ensure transparency and accountability.

Consumer Protection and Digital Systems

Digital systems must operate fairly and remain subject to human oversight.

We will:

• Require meaningful human review in significant automated decision-making processes.

• Ensure that individuals can challenge decisions made by automated systems.

• Establish clear standards for the use of artificial intelligence in services such as finance, employment, and insurance.

Education and Young People

Children and young people must be protected within digital systems.

We will:

• Ensure that access to education does not depend on specific digital platforms.

• Protect children’s personal data within educational systems.

• Maintain non-digital access to educational materials where required.

Accessibility and Inclusion

Digital systems must be accessible and usable by all.

We will:

• Require public-facing digital services to meet recognised accessibility standards.

• Ensure compatibility with assistive technologies.

• Maintain non-digital access options for individuals who cannot use digital systems.

System Resilience and Future Development

Digital infrastructure must be resilient, adaptable, and subject to long-term oversight.

We will:

• Strengthen oversight of emerging technologies and their societal impact.

• Ensure that digital systems remain accountable to democratic and legal frameworks.

• Promote resilience in digital infrastructure to support continuity of services.