Mums, Dads, Grandparents Raise Alarm on Digital ID, Not Just ‘Tinfoil-Hat Brigade’: MP

Published on May 16, 2024

Australia’s digital ID legislation isn’t just concerning the “tinfoil-hat brigade,” it’s also worrying mums and dads, grandparents, business owners, and farmers according to a parliamentarian. Nationals MP Pat Conaghan, who represents the electorate of Cowper, told the Federation Chamber of Australian Parliament that “everyday people” are coming to talk to him about their concerns with the Digital ID Bill. “They’re saying, ‘Pat, you’ve got to represent us in parliament against the Digital ID Bill,'” Mr. Conaghan said. Australia’s Digital ID Bill 2024 (pdf) states it provides individuals with “secure, convenient, voluntary, and inclusive ways” to verify their identity with in online transactions with government and businesses....

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