By the end of this year, all Australians will be able to use a ‘gold standard’ digital ID platform on their phones to share private personal information, instead of handing over sensitive documents such as a passport or driver’s licence.
Government Services Minister Bill Shorten will use his address to the National Press Club on Tuesday to announce the national Trust Exchange, or TEx program, which is currently at the “proof-of-concept stage,” and slated to be launched by the end of this year.
Accessed via a person’s myGov wallet, the technology will store information such as someone’s date-of-birth, address, citizenship, visa status, qualifications, occupational licences or working with children check, and other information already held by the government.
Using the example of booking a hotel room, Mr Shorten will say that instead of handing over a passport or driver’s licence, the TEx technology will allow someone to digitally share that information.
A person starting a new job, can also use a “verify my identity” tool, and then to choose what documents to share with their new employer. “You control what details are exchanged,” he will say. “You then have in your wallet a record of sharing, say, your passport and trade certificate with your employer.”
The TEx program will also allow information to be transferred through a “digital token” which will not contain personal information, however can be used as a “digital thumbs up” in situations where someone may need to verify another person’s details.
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Time to wake up and to SAY NO!!!