Petition Calling for the Abolishment of Digital ID Reaches Over 60,000 Signatures

A petition calling for the repeal of the Australian federal government’s Digital ID legislation has gathered over 60,000 signatures amidst growing concerns that the act would undermine civil liberties and pave the way for an intrusive surveillance framework. The digital ID bill, introduced by the centre-left Labor government, sought to establish a centralised platform for Australians to verify their digital identity by collecting sensitive personal details into a single digital system. While the government said the digital ID is a “major economy-wide reform” that would reduce the amount of information being stored online for identity verification purposes, critics have voiced concerns about the potential governmental and corporate overreach....