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digital ID
Australia’s Digital ID Comes Into Force
The Digital ID Act commenced in December.
December 1, 2024
BY
Monica O’Shea
Australia’s Social Media Ban for Kids Rules Out Digital ID
Under 16 year olds will be barred from accessing X, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and Reddit.
November 28, 2024
BY
Monica O’Shea
Senate Inquiry Backs Under-16s Social Media Ban Without Digital ID
The lower house has passed the Bill, meaning it will now go to the Senate for a vote.
November 26, 2024
BY
Monica O’Shea
Elon Musk Concerned Under 16 Social Media Ban Could Force Digital ID on All Australians
The Bill is aimed at restricting social media access for under 16 year olds over concerns of increasing ...
November 21, 2024
BY
Monica O’Shea
Social Media Giants Need to Keep Under 16s Off Their Platform or Risk $50 Million Fines
'The penalty amounts are intentionally large, which reflects the significance of the harms the Bill is intended to ...
November 20, 2024
BY
Monica O’Shea
Banks Introduce New Technology and Controls to ‘Shield Australians From Scams’
More intelligence sharing between banks, biometric identity scans, and double checks when you are paying someone new are ...
August 12, 2024
BY
Monica O’Shea
China’s Internet Is Being Erased as CCP Tests System to Monitor All Online Activity
A new surveillance system now being tested in China would eliminate online privacy and allow the regime to ...
August 2, 2024
BY
Joshua Philipp
Digital ID Goes Global
Perhaps there's a corner of Slovakia where Big Brother's gaze doesn't reach—yet.
June 6, 2024
BY
Nicole James
5 Reasons to Sign Up for Your Digital ID
Have your every move tracked with the precision of a bloodhound on a scent trail.
May 26, 2024
BY
Nicole James
Australian Parliament Passes National Digital ID Law
Eighty-seven members voted for, and 56 against the Digital ID Bill 2024.
May 16, 2024
BY
Monica O’Shea
Mums, Dads, Grandparents Raise Alarm on Digital ID, Not Just ‘Tinfoil-Hat Brigade’: MP
Australia's digital bill has been sent to the Federation Chamber for debate, and then back to the House ...
May 15, 2024
BY
Monica O’Shea
Budget 2024: Labor to Invest $288 Million into Rolling out the National Digital ID
The digital ID system will make cybersecurity 'simpler, safer, and more secure,' says Finance Minister Katy Gallagher.
May 13, 2024
BY
Nina Nguyen
Digital ID Bill on Agenda in House of Representatives
Parliament promises to be busy in the first week of May, with digital ID and net zero legislation ...
May 13, 2024
BY
Monica O’Shea
Senator Warns Digital ID Could Link With ‘Misinformation’ Bill, Digital Currency
Thousands have gathered at rallies across major capital cities to protest Australia's impending national digital ID.
May 6, 2024
BY
Monica O’Shea
ANALYSIS: Digital ID Deadline Looms, Yet Only 8 Percent of Indonesians Are Onboard
The government's goal was for 220 million citizens to be signed up to its digital ID by June ...
May 6, 2024
BY
Rex Widerstrom
Australian Digital ID Bill ‘Might Not Be as Voluntary as They Say’: Senator
Opening a bank account without a digital ID may require visiting a physical branch, which is falling in ...
April 18, 2024
BY
Monica O’Shea
Over 60,000 Sign Petition to Scrap National Digital ID
'History has shown that the aggregation of personal information can lead to targeted misuse, both by state and ...
April 11, 2024
BY
Nina Nguyen
Senate Passes Australia’s National Digital ID
The vote passed with the support of the Australian Labor Party, the Greens, the Jacqui Lambie Network, and ...
March 27, 2024
BY
Monica O’Shea
National Digital ID to Be Expanded to Private Businesses in 2 Years
Debate on the national digital ID system has been shut down, according to One Nation senators.
March 26, 2024
BY
Monica O’Shea
Major Bank Says 46 Percent of Australians Ready for National Digital ID
The Australian Senate is set to debate the digital ID legislation on Wednesday.
March 26, 2024
BY
Monica O’Shea
120,000 Sign Petition Against Impending National Digital ID
The Digital ID Bill 2023 is up for debate in the Australian Senate on March 27.
March 25, 2024
BY
Monica O’Shea
West Australians Offered Payout If They Sign up to Digital ID
Parents can get $250 for each secondary student and $150 for each primary student and kindergartener—provided they sign ...
March 20, 2024
BY
Rex Widerstrom
Big Four Bank Westpac to Close Multiple Branches
The Financial Sector Union said Australians should have the right to do their banking in the manner they ...
March 13, 2024
BY
Monica O’Shea
‘Voluntary’ Digital ID Could Become Mandatory in Practice: Senators
The bill provides 'no protection against the creeping expansion of the digital ID requirements,' argued two Coalition senators.
February 28, 2024
BY
Nina Nguyen
New Sender ID Registry to Fight SMS Scammers
A new registry could make it mandatory for texts to disclose a sender ID in the latest crackdown ...
February 17, 2024
BY
AAP
Senator Concerned National Digital ID Will Create Centralised Treasure Trove of Data
One cyber expert says the risk of creating a 'honeypot of data' for hackers was low.
February 10, 2024
BY
Henry Jom
National Digital ID Will Curb Identity Theft, Cyber Attacks: Banking Association
Australia will likely implement a national digital ID for its population in the coming months and years.
February 9, 2024
BY
Daniel Y. Teng
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