Tag: digital identity

Banks leave Canberra behind on digital ID

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Two of Australia’s biggest banks are forging ahead with a digital identity service in the absence of legislation for an economy-wide expansion of the federal government’s national digital identity...

DTA warns face matching law could spook digital ID

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Proposed laws that would allow authorities to use the federal government’s identity services to conduct one-to-many matches in very limited circumstances could be detrimental to the uptake of digital...

NSW government slows its roll on digital ID

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A pilot program to test New South Wales’ forthcoming decentralised digital identity system is at a standstill, with no new trials of the NSW Digital ID taking place since...

Govt sets phased path to digital ID in draft bill

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government has kicked off public consultations on a proposed expansion of its digital identity system, with draft legislation revealing plans for a phased roll-out to the private...

Digital ID brings Australia’s digital tipping point closer

Posted on   |  by Jason Stevens
As Singapore surges towards a 97 per cent digital ID adoption rate, Australia stands at its own digital tipping point.  While Singapore thrives under centralised governance, experts are calling...

Govt to ban one-to-many face matching by police

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Authorities will be banned from using facial recognition capabilities operated by the federal government to conduct one-to-many identity matches under re-drafted legislation first proposed more than four years ago....

Govt moves to add digital ID option for stat decs

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government has introduced legislation to Parliament that paves the way for Australians to use a digital identity to witness documents online, promising $156 million in time and...

Online age verification: Govt opts for codes over tech mandate

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government will not introduce a mandatory age verification regime for online pornography and other adult content, after existing technology options were found to be immature, and will...