Tag: digital identity

Canberra moves on digital credentials trust framework

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government has begun laying the groundwork to eventually allow people to carry credentials like driver’s licences and Medicare cards in the digital wallet of their choosing, including...

AusPost kills off Digital iD as ‘market failure’ sets in

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia Post is pulling the plug on Digital iD, the first private sector digital identity service to receive federal government accreditation, as the postal giant doubles down on its core...

Why a single national ID is ‘dead in the water’

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
The idea that Australia needs a single, universal identification number is “dead in the water”, according to GBG’s head of data innovation Michael Harmer, who says the country’s advanced...

Identity is the new perimeter in public sector

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
As public sector agencies accelerate their cloud migrations and adopt software-as-a-service platforms, their cybersecurity strategies must also evolve — and fast. According to CyberArk head of public sector Derek...

Digital ID, CDR and AI in the audit office’s crosshairs

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The national audit office is mulling investigations into the Consumer Data Right, the digital identity scheme and the federal government’s oversight of new technologies, but an inquiry into the...

Law Council push for Digital ID to replace data obligations

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Data retention obligations imposed on businesses should be scaled back and replaced with the federal government’s digital identity scheme or other privacy-preserving methods, according to the Law Council of...

CommBank to trial govt’s ID data-stopper

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Banking customers in Canberra will be able to share their Medicare credentials with Australia’s largest bank to prove their identity in one of the first tests of the federal...