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PJCIS slams loophole used by councils, others for telco metadata access
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Govt commits $800m to digital infrastructure upgrade
Bulk of funding flows to digital ID, business register modernisation.
Sep 29 2020 1:07PM
ATO re-tenders for myGovID anti-spoofing facial recognition software
Liveness detection public beta now not expected until September 2021.
Sep 28 2020 11:41AM
Lights out for AUSkey
ATO to decommission system tonight.
Mar 27 2020 2:14PM
ATO sets myGovID live ahead of AUSkey retirement
Digital identity app moves out of public beta after nine months.
Mar 19 2020 6:55AM
DTA's answer to digital ID wins best federal govt IT project
Complex Govpass build gets up.
Mar 6 2020 6:30AM
Govpass: The DTA's answer to Australia's digital ID problem
Benchmark Awards 2020 finalist.
Mar 4 2020 6:50AM
ATO gets ready to switch off AUSkey
myGovID becomes default credential for tax agents.
Jan 22 2020 10:43AM
DTA tries to shake off Australia's chequered digital ID past
Turns attention to marketing Govpass ahead of full launch.
Jan 20 2020 1:12PM
Digital ID laws needed before bank, state govt buy-in: DTA
Decentralised identity model can't progress without.
Oct 28 2019 12:58PM
myGovID goes live on Android OS
Android 7 or later supported.
Oct 9 2019 7:09AM
ATO set to launch myGovID on Android devices
Coming next month.
Sep 27 2019 6:57AM
Fed's digital ID system coming to myGov "this [financial] year"
DTA to begin myGovID portal integration.
Aug 14 2019 1:22PM
ASPI’s Hanson claims DTA misled on digital ID concerns
Agency said to have said one thing, done another.
Aug 8 2019 1:29PM
AusPost's Digital iD accredited by government
Option for citizens wanting to access government services.
Jul 24 2019 12:25PM
Fed's digital ID system quietly hits the App Store
myGovID enters public beta.
Jun 18 2019 6:36AM
myGovID digital identity gets big funding boost
Additional $67m to “accelerate” development.
Mar 19 2019 12:29PM
First state govt signs up to myGovID digital identity
For nationally consistent, integrated system.
Dec 7 2018 3:30PM
DTA told to enshrine digital identity system in law
Metadata retention also needs addressing.
Nov 14 2018 11:40AM
Govt begins myGovID digital identity trial
iPhone only initially.
Oct 31 2018 3:41PM
DTA attacks China-style social credit claims about Govpass digital identity
Rubbishes report from defence thinktank ASPI.
Oct 18 2018 7:03PM
