We are told that digital ID will make life easier, reduce fraud, and open new opportunities. Digital ID is simply the latest iteration of this long history, but with a scale and sophistication that makes its dangers even more profound. Digital ID is not being built for us, it is being built to extend the power of those who already govern our lives. Digital ID here is double-edged, advertised as seamless mobility for the privileged, but functioning as chains for migrants. The chains of digital ID can be resisted, but the struggle requires collective defiance.