Minister of Industry, Innovation and Science and Technology Davidson Ishmael has dismissed as “irresponsible and reprehensible” a voice note circulating on WhatsApp claiming a hidden agenda behind the introduction of the Trident ID cards.In a statement issued on Thursday, he was adamant that there was no truth to claims that the Barbados Government is seeking to infringe on the rights of citizens and is spying on them, or that there is a link between the enhanced card and technology allegedly contained in COVID-19 vaccines.Minister Ishmael insisted that the new card is simply an improvement over the current National ID card.Rubbishing the spy claim, he said the Trident ID is a passive card with chip and pin technology, similar to debit and credit cards.