Digital yes, but free! Against control – Initiative for freedom

Dear citizens, dear saviors of Switzerland—or rather, dear guinea pigs of digitalization! Imagine you dutifully go to vote, thinking you're deciding on the e-ID, and only later realize that you've actually approved the digital entry ticket into a control system. Congratulations—you've made history. Or rather, you've signed it without reading the fine print.

So on Sunday, Switzerland voted not just on a harmless electronic ID, but on something called the SWIU wallet. Never heard of it? No wonder. According to surveys, hardly anyone knew what it was. Not even at SRF, which otherwise considers itself responsible for providing information. But this "wallet" is the key without which the e-ID wouldn't work at all – essentially the digital front door key, operated with the government's fingerprint.

Of course, this all sounds harmless enough. "Just a digital wallet," they say. Sounds practical—almost likeable. But whoever controls the wallet controls you. Today, it stores ID cards, public transport tickets, and driver's licenses. Tomorrow, perhaps your bank account, your salary, your taxes, your access to social benefits—and the day after tomorrow, the algorithm will decide whether you've been good enough to still be allowed to use your money.

"Conspiracy theory!" cries the mainstream, and at the same time, the Swiss National Bank is already testing its digital central bank money – "only for banks," of course. Of course, and alcohol has also been introduced "only for medical purposes."

If one thing is certain, it's this: As soon as the government creates a system that could theoretically monitor everything, it will eventually put it into practice. Step by step, completely legally. First you're "free," then you're "digitally free," and in the end, you're only free to do what the wallet allows.

And while we're told this is all for our security, cash, the last analog relic of freedom, is quietly disappearing. But who needs true independence when you can get an app with a colorful logo instead?

Of course, the Federal Council and Parliament haven't been vocal about this – transparency is a hindrance to governance. And the media? They've kept a polite silence, not wanting to attract attention.

But hey, no need to worry: Everything is voluntary – until it becomes mandatory. Or is it? If you're for freedom, then supports the initiative is Swiss makers.

Digital ja, aber frei! Gegen Kontrolle – unsere Initiative für die Freiheit (E-ID)