The backlash has been intenseA petition against digital ID cards has reached two million signatures. Under the new rules, anyone planning to start a new job in the UK must hold a digital ID. This petition hit one million signatures in just one day, and has kept up the pace, hitting two million in two days. The petition reads: “We demand that the UK Government immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID cards. ID cards were scrapped in 2010, in our view for good reason.”Earlier today, a spokesperson has said that there will be no requirement for digital IDs to be carried or shown.