Many more faces to be added to a national database, but will it make us any safer?
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The COAG agreement to share our biometric data - including some photo ID - is an erosion of our privacy and will give people a false sense of comfort.
Pauline Hanson’s One Nation has suggested a national identity card.
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One Nation's proposed national identity card is unviable and likely unconstitutional, so should not be entertained.
A digitally integrated identity card with comprehensive security could simplify many transactions with government and business.
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It's time to bring our digital identity up to date with other developed nations. That might even mean a unified digital identity card with top notch security and privacy protections.