DTA warns face matching law could spook digital ID


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 identity, the Digital Transformation Agency has warned.

The caution comes as the government prepares to introduce separate legislation for an economy-wide expansion of its digital identity system that has been several years in the making and aimed at giving citizens greater …

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