Controversial facial recognition laws previously rejected by Parliament’s intelligence and security committee could be reintroduced in “parallel” with the Albanese government’s new digital identity legislation. As the timeline for...
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The Department of Finance has assumed control of the federal government $600 million-plus digital identity program, taking policy duties from the Digital Transformation Agency in the latest carve up...
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Australians will be able to use a digital identity to witness documents online before the end of the year, removing the need for time-consuming visits to a Justice of...
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Biometrically anchored digital identity credentials that work across state boundaries are set to become the norm in Australia after all governments agreed to take a nationally consistent approach to...
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The federal government has lost all momentum toward developing a national system of digital identity, a lack of action that is having an impact on the wider digital economy,...
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Digital identity remains a live consideration for Australia’s proposed mandatory age verification regime for online pornography and other adult content, as the Albanese government mulls the release of the roadmap...
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The Minns New South Wales government will continue the state’s digital ID push by continuing pilots for several components of the new scheme, including proof of age and working...
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Outgoing NSW digital minister Victor Dominello has used his last ministerial address to champion the state’s forthcoming decentralised digital identity system as a lever for “huge micro-economic reform”. Mr...
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The federal government should “urgently” pass laws that give rise to an economy-wide digital identity scheme, as well as prevent government and private sector organisations from storing copies of...
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The New South Wales government will begin testing the photo verification technology that will underpin its answer to digital identity through a series of pilot programs slated for launch...
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A national identity resilience strategy will be developed in response to the recent spate of high-profile data breaches that have compromised the credentials of millions of Australians. Commonwealth, state...
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A national inquiry into identity and data sharing is “absolutely necessary” in the wake of the Optus data breach, according to New South Wales Minister for Customer Service and...
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In the rush to be seen to do something following the Optus data breach, we risk responding the wrong way. It’s now obvious to everyone that businesses routinely retain...
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Australia’s digital and data ministers will convene to discuss the federal government’s digital identity system in the wake of the Optus data breach, as legislation for the expansion of...