Hi, my name is
Paul Conlon
Author, Engineer, mentor, freedom advocate & concerned citizen
“Think of Citizen One as a self-help guide for navigating the digital future.
Forewarned is forearmed.”
Australian Federal Senator, Malcolm Roberts, 2024
The book
Citizen One.
Worried about digital ID? You should be, and you’re not alone.
Our society is sleepwalking into treacherous times. Digital ID is making us more transparent to government, while government is becoming more opaque to us. The pages of history are chillingly clear. This doesn’t end well.
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A little bit
about me.
With MyID, Aadhaar, EUDI, the “Real ID” Act, and more – governments are claiming ownership of their citizens and extracting their resources.
I can help explain why and what you can do about it.
My grandmother’s chilling stories of her childhood in 1930s Germany, where the government weaponised identity through technology, inspired my study of the relationship between technology and human identity.
You need to know what I learned!
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Blog & Interviews
Digital ID Panel with Melinda Richards & cheqd.io
This is a discussion you don’t want to miss. Join me as I talk with author and commentator Melinda Richards along with Fraser and Matt of cheqd UK about what business governments have with our data, what can happen when…
A Prosperous Australian Future
Hear Australian Senate Candidate, Lachlan Lade, discuss the dangers of online age verification and digital ID. At just 28, Lachlan is a thoughtful and endearing entrepreneur with a unique perspective on politics, having been active since the age of 16.…
Digital ID Panel with Professor Gigi Foster
I had the privilege of spending an hour live with Professor Gigi Foster (Professor, UNSW School of Economics; BA Ethics, Politics and Economics, PhD Economics). Gigi is also an author and works in diverse fields including education, social influence, time…