Over 60,000 Sign Petition to Scrap National Digital ID

‘History has shown that the aggregation of personal information can lead to targeted misuse, both by state and non-state actors.’

An image of the phone app and front page to Australia's MyGov ID (digital ID) portal and website, taken in Perth, Western Australia on Jan. 22, 2024. Wade Zhong/The Epoch Times

A petition calling for the repeal of the Australian federal government’s Digital ID legislation has gathered over 60,000 signatures amidst growing concerns that the act would undermine civil liberties and pave the way for an intrusive surveillance framework.

The digital ID bill, introduced by the centre-left Labor government, sought to establish a centralised platform for Australians to verify their digital identity by collecting sensitive personal details into a single digital system.