Australian Digital ID Bill ‘Might Not Be as Voluntary as They Say’: Senator

Liberal Senator Alex Antic has raised concerns that Australia’s digital ID bill “might not be as voluntary as they say.” The Digital ID Bill passed the Senate on March 27, with 33 parliamentarians voting for it and 26 against. This bill now needs to go through the House of Representatives, which is controlled by the governing Labor party which introduced the legislation. Senator Antic pointed to specific areas of concern relating to the voluntary nature of the bill, including opening a bank account. “We all know that online banking is going to become even more prominent in the years ahead, and the number of physical branches and ATMs will probably decrease, potentially making it very difficult to access services,” he said in a video online....