Critics of Australia’s Identity Verification Services bill want consistent privacy laws

Australia’s digital ID laws are out of alignment, say opponents of the federal government’s push to be able to legally operate document and facial verification systems. A report from InnovationAus.com says the Greens and the coalition, which includes the Liberal Party and the center-right Nationals, want the government to bring privacy protections in its pending Identity Verification Services (IVS) Bill up to the standards of the proposed Digital ID Bill.

The Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee, composed …

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