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Australia’s Digital ID system (AGDIS) is expanding fast. Legislation kicked in Dec 1 to add state IDs (2024) and private sector players like banks, telcos, and Mastercard (2026). The pitch? Better governance, economic growth.
But it’s perfectly timed with something darker: Australia’s new online digital ID law, set to end online anonymity under the guise of age verification.
By 2026, banks, telcos, and private companies will join the system, with ACCC as the main regulator. The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) is tasked with privacy oversight, but how much oversight will it really have?
Developers must meet the new Digital Experience Policy’s ten criteria like “interoperability” and “do no harm”—vague promises that sound more like PR than protection.
The narrative is clear: seamless digital services. The reality? A centralized ID system where anonymity dies, surveillance grows, and private companies gain access to personal data under the guise of “innovation.”
Who wins here? Certainly not privacy.
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