Major Bank Says 46 Percent of Australians Ready for National Digital ID

The Big Four’s National Australia Bank (NAB) has released research claiming 46 percent of Australians were ready to sign up for a bank-verified national digital ID. The research comes as the Australian Senate prepares to debate the Digital ID Bill 2023 (pdf) on March 27. The NAB said its research showed 14 percent of Australians were “very likely” to sign up to a digital ID, with a further 32 percent saying they were “likely” to do so. However, 38 percent of Australians are undecided, 8 percent are very unlikely, and 7 percent are unlikely to sign up. “While this research is encouraging, there is work to do to demystify some of the key concepts underpinning Digital ID systems and the developments happening in this space in Australia and internationally,” the NAB said....