Government launches new plan or digital ID scheme

19/07/2021 | The Register

The government hopes to reduce online fraud with a new digital ID that will be harder for criminals to access and replicate compared with other types of personal data such as dates of birth. According to The Register, the new technology could take several forms, such as a app or a web-based service.

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Fingerprint, digital identity, biometric

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