The Coming Biometric Digital ID Will Facilitate Nationwide Surveillance


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The Digital Identity System has allowed users to identify themselves to government departments via digital ID since the Coalition rolled it out in 2015. So, rather than each department requiring proof of identity stored on their system, each entity verifies an individual against their digital ID, which is stored on a government database. The document also assures that for those who will have trouble using the digital ID, nondigital options will be available “where practical”. Indeed, government departments are being incentivised to incorporate the digital identification into their systems, so one can only presume that private businesses and interests will be offered advantages if they move towards the federated digital identification system as well. So, if one workplace is considering a mandatory digital ID for employees, it seems likely that others will follow suit.