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Digital ID Needs Protection Against ‘Mission Creep’: Researchers

The research group said in India and China, similar systems eventually expanded placing civil liberties at risk.
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Digital ID Needs Protection Against ‘Mission Creep’: Researchers
A woman checks her EU Digital Covid certificate on her mobilephone at El Prat airport in Barcelona on July 1, 2021. PAU BARRENA/AFP via Getty Images
Monica O’Shea
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Australia’s proposed digital identity bill should include safeguards against “mission creep,” legal researchers suggest.

Independent scholars based at the UNSW Allens Hub have raised potential issues with “voluntary co-option” into the digital identity system.

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Monica O’Shea
Monica O’Shea
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Monica O’Shea is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked as a reporter for Motley Fool Australia, Daily Mail Australia, and Fairfax Regional Media. She can be reached at monica.o'[email protected]
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