Tag: digital identity

Senate push for face matching, digital ID bill uniformity

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Laws allowing the federal government to legally operate its document and face matching systems are facing an uphill battle in the Senate, with the Greens and the Coalition backing...

NSW plots new trials for stalled digital ID

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Further pilots of New South Wales’ decentralised digital identity system are “imminent”, with the state’s government service delivery agency expected to undertake at least one trial before the end...

Leave no one behind: The urgent need for inclusive digital ID

Posted on   |  by Jason Stevens
Inbound legislation on digital identity is poised to change the fabric of Australian society, but not without raising complex questions about human inclusion, particularly for First Nations and under-documented...

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...