NDIS Minister Unveils New Form of Digital ID Verification

NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme) Minister Bill Shorten has announced a new digital ID verification system that he says will allow Australians to control their data. During his speech at the National Press Club of Australia on Aug. 13, Shorten said his department would collaborate with the Finance and Treasury Departments to develop the “world-leading” project Trust Exchange, or TEx. According to the minister, the new system would not duplicate the digital ID currently being promoted by the Labor government. Instead, it would build upon investments already made in that system, including all the consultation and the digital ID infrastructure. “TEx is something brand new and world-leading. It is not a wallet, nor an app, nor an ID, but rather, it is a secure means by which to exchange with a third party who you are, your identity and what you can do, your credentials,” Shorten said....