Tag: digital identity

NSW launches single point of contact for identity crime

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The NSW government has formally launched its identity support unit, a single point of contact in the state to support citizens and organisations impacted by identity crime. Called IDSupport...

Accenture gets $50m for digital identity work

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government will pay Accenture more than $3 million per month across the next year to work on its digital identity scheme, with the Irish multinational scoring a...

Govt accredits first private digital ID provider

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The first private company has received accreditation from the federal government as a digital identity provider, with legislation facilitating a significant expansion of the digital ID program set to...

NSW moves ahead with digital ID advisory council

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The NSW Police will have a prominent voice on the state’s newly formed Digital Identity Ministerial Advisory Council (DIMAC) to advise on the government’s strategic direction for digital ID....

Police should be locked out of digital ID scheme

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Former Australian Privacy Commissioner Malcolm Crompton has recommended law enforcement agencies be explicitly prevented from accessing data from the government’s digital identity program, which is being prepared for an...