Tag: myGovID

Digital identity laws pass Parliament

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s digital identity scheme will expand economy-wide after long-awaited legislation designed to stop the oversharing of sensitive personal information passed federal Parliament. The laws mark a major step forward...

Digital ID providers to be kept to a minimum: Gallagher

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Less than 10 private digital ID providers, including banks and payments service providers, are initially expected to be accepted into the expanded version of the federal government’s digital identity...

Rebrand unveiled for 12 million federal govt digital IDs

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Tax Office has honed in on ‘myID’ as the likely rebrand of the federal government’s myGovID credential underpinning Australia’s digital identity system. The change follows warnings of widespread...

First director faces court over ATO ID scheme breach

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s corporate watchdog has launched first-of-its-kind legal action against an unnamed company director for allegedly failing to sign up to the federal government’s compulsory director ID program. The director,...

ServiceWA app breaks free of logins after user complaints

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Western Australian government has overhauled its ServiceWA app to make it more “user friendly”, with the requirement that users login with myGovID to access a range of services...

‘Confusing’ myGovID platform to be rebranded

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
myGovID, the federal government’s digital identity credential, will be rebranded after an audit of myGov found it was confusing for users and difficult to differentiate from the flagship digital...

Digital ID legislation unveiled with $146m top-up

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Legislation introduced on Thursday by the government will regulate and expand its digital identity scheme, including allowing states and the private sector to participate, while another $145.5 million in...

Morrison govt hit pause on digital ID

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The former federal government put its digital identity regime into a “holding pattern” last year, slowing its progress and introducing a “high-risk” profile into the $600 million project. Continued...