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Politics
Dominic Giannini

Stronger data protections for voluntary digital IDs

Legislation to set up a digital ID scheme for Australians has passed the Senate. (Stephanie Flack/AAP PHOTOS)

A single digital ID will make it easier for Australians to verify their identity online and reduce the risk of privacy breaches, a minister says, as new laws clear a major hurdle.

Legislation to set up a digital ID scheme passed the Senate on Wednesday and will head to the government-controlled lower house to be rubber stamped before it becomes law. 

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