“The EU’s Plan to Digitally Fence in the Free World”

In 2025, the European Union—under the leadership of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen—accelerated its global campaign to implement a standardized digital identity infrastructure. What began as a regional effort to streamline access to government and commercial services across Europe is now evolving into a worldwide framework, with implications that reach far beyond the EU’s borders.

For U.S. citizens living in a constitutional republic built on decentralized governance and individual liberty, this development is not just a matter of international tech policy—it’s a warning.

What Is the EU Digital Identity Plan?

At the center of this initiative is eIDAS 2—a sweeping expansion of the EU’s original 2014 regulation known as eIDAS (electronic IDentification, Authentication and trust Services). The updated version mandates that all EU member states provide citizens with a European Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI Wallet) by 2026.

This government-issued mobile application will securely store:

• Passports and driver’s licenses

• Academic diplomas and job credentials

• Banking and health records

• Digital signatures and certificates

It will allow users to verify their identity, sign legal documents, and interact with public and private services across all EU nations.

But what started as a continental system is now being prepared for global use.

Global Expansion: What the EU Is Doing Now

The EU is actively promoting its digital ID infrastructure to non-EU countries, with outreach to governments in India, Japan, Brazil, Canada, and others. The intent is to establish technical and legal interoperability across borders—creating an international standard for digital identification and authentication.

President von der Leyen has described the initiative as part of a digital sovereignty movement, aiming to reduce reliance on U.S. tech companies like Google and Facebook by putting identity control directly in the hands of the state.What Makes eIDAS 2 So Different—and So Dangerous

Central Features of eIDAS 2:

Additionally, the EU will license “Qualified Trust Service Providers” (QTSPs) to act as digital gatekeepers—entities empowered to issue, suspend, or revoke identity credentials under the supervision of EU authorities.

The U.S. Is Not Immune

While the U.S. does not currently have a federally mandated digital identity system, several red flags are already flying:

1. Loss of Sovereignty and Legal Control

If global corporations, travel authorities, or universities begin requiring EU-compliant digital IDs, American citizens may be forced into a foreign framework. That means submitting to a system of identity verification governed by European bureaucrats, not U.S. lawmakers.

2. Cross-Border Data Jurisdiction

Data submitted to an EU-based system will be subject to EU privacy laws, not the U.S. Constitution. Americans who study, work, or do business in Europe—or with companies operating under EU law—could have their private data surveilled, stored, or suspended beyond their legal reach.

3. Centralized Identity Equals Centralized Power

Digital ID systems like the EUDI Wallet could become prerequisites for daily life: accessing banks, flights, universities, healthcare, and even voting. If widely adopted, these systems could evolve into tools of surveillance and enforcement—similar to what is seen in authoritarian regimes.

4. Mission Creep and Total Control

Once the infrastructure is in place, additional controls can be silently layered on:

• Real-time location tracking

• Health or carbon pass requirements

• Travel restrictions

• Social media authentication

• Political behavior scoring

This type of technocratic oversight, untethered from the will of the people, is entirely incompatible with the foundational principles of American governance.

A Direct Threat to the U.S. Constitutional Model

America is a constitutional republic, not a technocracy. Our system is built on limited government, local control, and individual liberty.

The EU’s model is top-down and driven by unaccountable institutions. If its global digital identity standards take hold, U.S. citizens could be subjected to foreign rules that violate American norms of privacy, autonomy, and due process.

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The Emerging Global Consensus

Countries like Canada, India, and Japan are exploring or already implementing forms of EU-style digital identity. Major U.S. tech companies are restructuring services to remain interoperable with this growing infrastructure.

The more countries and companies that comply, the smaller the window of resistance becomes.

What Can Be Done?

1. Demand Domestic Alternatives Based on Liberty

If the U.S. adopts digital ID systems, they must be voluntary, transparent, and decentralized. States—not unelected global entities—must retain control.

2. Enact Data Sovereignty Legislation

Push for state and federal laws that protect against international surveillance and mandate transparency in digital ID usage.

3. Hold Corporations Accountable

Boycott and pressure platforms that begin requiring EU-compliant digital ID verification for U.S. users.

4. Educate and Activate

Public awareness is the first line of defense. Americans need to know what’s coming—and be ready to oppose it before it’s too late.

Final Warning – A Personal Message from Craig Bushon

As someone who believes deeply in the founding values of this great republic, I feel compelled to speak directly to you.

What the European Union is pushing—a globally integrated digital ID system—is not just a foreign policy matter or some abstract tech initiative. It’s a direct challenge to the freedoms we hold sacred as Americans.

Our Constitution was written to limit the power of government, to protect the rights of the individual, and to ensure that no outside force—be it foreign or domestic—can determine how we live, speak, worship, or move about freely.

Digital identity, when imposed by centralized institutions or unelected global bodies, becomes a tool of control, not convenience. And while the EU may sell this agenda as a way to secure our data or streamline our transactions, the reality is much darker: it paves the road for a system where your access to life itself—your job, your healthcare, your travel, your speech—can be switched off by a bureaucrat with no accountability to you.

Let me be clear: We must not adopt a European model of digital identity in the United States. We must stand firm on the principles of liberty, local governance, and individual sovereignty.

This is not alarmism. It is a sober warning.

Now is the time to be vigilant. Now is the time to speak out. Now is the time to take your stand—not tomorrow, not when it’s too late.

Because once freedom is traded for digital permission, there is no easy path back.

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