Biometrics is a threat to ’ True Names " cypherpunk ideal of voluntary identity. Unfortunately it being helped by an unimpeachable wedge issue - protection of society from antivax nutcase types spreading disease. There may also be another scare campaign brewing led by intelligence-shy billionaires like Thiel and Musk. Their fear of strong AI implicitly sanctions more biometric identifiers. So the threat is verifiable - the threat is real.