WEF Seeks Global Government, Biometric Sensors, Digital ID for Future Life ‘Within’ the Internet
The document declared that the need for global government is urgent due to the internet's advancement. It also said that there is a necessity for digital identification systems to link one's internet use back to their real-life identity for the purposes of accountability, as well as mentioning 'biometric sensors'. |
The World Economic Forum (WEF) published a white paper in November detailing the need for global governance due to life within a future internet or ‘metaverse’ as well as how digital methods of verifying a user’s identity are necessary, as well as mentioning the role of biometric sensors.
Note that the ‘metaverse’ the document referred to is a general term for a ‘blended reality’ within the future internet, not necessarily the proper noun Meta, a specific system associated with Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg, which is itself, a specific metaverse project.
The white paper ‘Shared Commitments in a Blended Reality: Advancing Governance in the Future Internet’ discussed the theoretical management and governance of future information technology (IT) systems designed for humans to experience a broader digital life within.
The white paper declared that the need for global government is urgent due to the internet’s continuing advancement.