‘Voluntary’ Digital ID Could Become Mandatory in Practice: Senators

The bill provides ‘no protection against the creeping expansion of the digital ID requirements,’ argued two Coalition senators.

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

Two Coalition senators have expressed concerns that in practice, the national digital ID will not be voluntary, despite government reassurances.

The comment was made in a report published in February by the senate standing committees on economics on the Digital ID bill 2023 and the Digital ID (transitional and consequential provisions) Bill 2023.