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Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Albanese government developing proposal for new digital ID system to protect personal information

The minister for government services, Bill Shorten, will unveil a new initiative that would allow people to have more control over the personal information they share.

The scheme, called the Trust Exchange (TEx), would allow people to verify their identities and credentials based on official information already held by the federal government.

The plan is still in its very early developmental stage.

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