{"id":6904,"date":"2024-04-02T09:13:01","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T16:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/?p=6904"},"modified":"2024-04-02T09:13:01","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T16:13:01","slug":"are-aussie-style-digital-ids-coming-to-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/2024\/04\/02\/are-aussie-style-digital-ids-coming-to-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Aussie-Style Digital IDs Coming to America?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Australia is falling right before our eyes, and worth noting they started by taking their guns. Of course to begin digital ID adoption is voluntary, but they&#8217;ll make it difficult if not impossible to not have one eventually. And by then, it will be too late.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script>!function(r,u,m,b,l,e){r._Rumble=b,r[b]||(r[b]=function(){(r[b]._=r[b]._||[]).push(arguments);if(r[b]._.length==1){l=u.createElement(m),e=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0],l.async=1,l.src=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/embedJS\/u4\"+(arguments[1].video?'.'+arguments[1].video:'')+\"\/?url=\"+encodeURIComponent(location.href)+\"&args=\"+encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify([].slice.apply(arguments))),e.parentNode.insertBefore(l,e)}})}(window, document, \"script\", \"Rumble\");<\/script>\n\n<div id=\"rumble_v4kcenf\"><\/div>\n<script>\nRumble(\"play\", {\"video\":\"v4kcenf\",\"div\":\"rumble_v4kcenf\"});<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/another-step-closer-to-a-dystopian-digital-future-senate-passes-digital-id-bill-5617765\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/another-step-closer-to-a-dystopian-digital-future-senate-passes-digital-id-bill-5617765<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-divider ub_divider ub-divider-orientation-horizontal\" id=\"ub_divider_cf1febad-2a5f-422d-8641-ec82ba96206b\"><div class=\"ub_divider_wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; margin-bottom: 2px; width: 100%; height: 2px; \" data-divider-alignment=\"center\"><div class=\"ub_divider_line\" style=\"border-top: 2px solid #ccc; margin-top: 2px; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018A Dystopian Digital Future\u2019: Senator Responds to Passing of Digital ID Bill<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Labor government insists the digital ID will be voluntary for Australians.<a href=\"mailto:?subject=%E2%80%98A%20Dystopian%20Digital%20Future%E2%80%99%3A%20Senator%20Responds%20to%20Passing%20of%20Digital%20ID%20Bill&amp;body=%E2%80%98A%20Dystopian%20Digital%20Future%E2%80%99%3A%20Senator%20Responds%20to%20Passing%20of%20Digital%20ID%20Bill%3A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theepochtimes.com%2Fworld%2Fanother-step-closer-to-a-dystopian-digital-future-senate-passes-digital-id-bill-5617765%3Futm_campaign%3Dref_share_btn%26utm_source%3Dref_share%26utm_medium%3Demail\"><\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimg.theepochtimes.com%2Fassets%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F01%2F22%2Fid5571583-20240122-myGovID-1-wadeIMG_0012%400.5x-1080x720.jpg&amp;w=1200&amp;q=75\" alt=\"\u2018A Dystopian Digital Future\u2019: Senator Responds to Passing of Digital ID Bill\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An image of the phone app and front page to Australia&#8217;s MyGov ID (digital ID) portal and website, taken in Perth, Western Australia on Jan. 22, 2024. (Wade Zhong\/The Epoch Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By Monica O\u2019Shea<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Liberal Senator Alex Antic has warned Australia is a step closer to a dystopian digital future after the Digital ID bill passed the Senate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr. Antic is one of multiple parliamentarians who were alarmed about the legislation passing through the Senate chamber without debate on March 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Labor government rammed through their digital ID Bill without debate. An absolutely extraordinary thing to do given the ramifications of this Bill for all Australians,\u201d Mr. Antic <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenatorAntic\/status\/1772896715647127731?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posted to X<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Bill will now pass to the House of Representatives for \u2018debate.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Digital ID Bill 2023 (<a href=\"https:\/\/parlinfo.aph.gov.au\/parlInfo\/download\/legislation\/bills\/s1404_first-senate\/toc_pdf\/2316120.pdf;fileType=application%2Fpdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pdf<\/a>) provides a legal framework for the Australian Government Digital ID system, and also sets up an accreditation scheme for entities to provide digital ID services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the government moved amendments in the Senate to confirm the digital ID will be \u201cvoluntary\u201d for individuals accessing government services.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/businesses-can-join-national-digital-id-program-within-2-years-5615912?ea_src=author_manual&amp;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister for Public Service Katy Gallagher said Digital ID is a \u201csecure, convenient and voluntary\u201d way to verify identity without having to repeatedly share sensitive documents like passports and birth certificates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Bill strengthens privacy and security safeguards and provides stronger regulation and governance of Digital ID services,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.financeminister.gov.au\/media-release\/2024\/03\/27\/digital-id-bill-passes-senate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ms. Gallagher said<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2018Australians will be sharing less personal information, which is held by fewer organisations, that are subject to stronger regulation\u2014reducing the chance of identity theft online.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Mr. Antic expressed reservations about the voluntary nature of the legislation and warned about the danger of central control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is really really bad stuff. First of all, the bill itself is bad and in my view it will set the tone for a digital future,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI mean at some point, it is going to be very difficult for people to resist using this in order to access businesses and services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt the moment the bill doesn\u2019t require you to have a digital ID, but we\u2019ve heard overtures about systems being voluntary before haven\u2019t we.&nbsp; And we know what governments do when they get centralised control of these sorts of systems.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The senator said he voted against the legislation, and it will now move to the lower house of parliament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is now up to lower house federal members of parliament to vote against this bill. And look all I can say is, speak to your local member about this bill, speak to your local federal member of parliament about opposing this bill, because Australia is now another step closer to a dystopian digital future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The legislation passed the Senate with 33 for, and 26 against. Senators from the Liberal Party, United Australia Party, and nationalist One Nation opposed the bill, while Labor, Greens, the Jacqui Lambie Network, and former Liberal-turned-independent David Van voted for it. A few senators were absent from the chamber at the time of the vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Life is About to Change: One Nation Senator<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts said the digital ID law is the most significant legislation he has seen in his time in the Senate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the glue that holds together the digital control agenda by which every Australian will be controlled, corralled, exploited and then gagged when they speak or act in opposition,\u201d he claimed in Parliament (<a href=\"https:\/\/parlinfo.aph.gov.au\/parlInfo\/download\/chamber\/hansards\/27587\/toc_pdf\/Senate_2024_03_27.pdf;fileType=application%2Fpdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pdf<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr. Roberts said life is about to change for every Australian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs much as Senator Gallagher seeks to downplay the significance of introducing one central digital identifier for each and every Australian, the reality is that this is the most significant legislation I\u2019ve seen in my time in the Senate,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe government knows that digital ID will be compulsory by the device of preventing access to government services, banking services, air travel and major purchases for any Australian who does not have a digital ID.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr. Roberts claimed the digital ID would create a live data file of movements, purchases, accounts, and associates with a reference to every piece of data being held in the private and government sectors as the \u201cfirst step in a wider agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGoogle, Facebook and other tech giants have been building huge data files on every Australian for years. Those huge data files contain every website you\u2019ve visited, every post you made on their social media and everything you have ever bought online, and the keyword scan from conversations overheard by Siri and Alexa in your home are now unmasked,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson said nine laws were rushed through the Senate on March 27 with no debate or scrutiny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOne of them has horrifying consequences for our future and our freedom: the Digital ID Bill 2023,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis law is designed to control the Australian people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gallagher Celebrates Passage of Legislation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Ms. Gallagher cheered on the bill\u2019s passage through the Senate via a post to X with two celebration icons on March 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Albanese Labor Government is making it easier, simpler and more secure for you to access government services online,\u201d Ms. Gallagher said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\ud83e\udd73\ud83e\udd73 The Albanese Labor Government is making it easier, simpler and more secure for you to access government services online. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZS4PTvJYHV\">pic.twitter.com\/ZS4PTvJYHV<\/a> \u2014 Katy Gallagher (@SenKatyG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenKatyG\/status\/1772885404481618055?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 27, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms. Gallagher added that all Australian government agencies will need to&nbsp; provide an alternative way, other than digital ID, for individuals to access government services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The minister said the digital ID is enabling the government to respond to a rise in third party data breaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Digital ID system has undergone extensive consultation over many years (including during the Coalition\u2019s time in government) as well as a Senate Economics Legislation Committee inquiry last month where the Committee recommended the Bill be passed,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Australia, residents can already use a digital ID to sign up for government services, including MyGov, Centrelink, Medicare, and the Australian Tax Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMore than 10.5 million Australians have already created an account with the Federal Government\u2019s Digital ID system, myGovID, to access more than 130 government services,\u201d Ms. Gallagher noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The digital ID bill was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/national-digital-id-bill-to-be-introduced-to-australian-senate-5538478\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">first<\/a> brought to the Senate on Nov. 30, 2023, following a Senate inquiry and short consultation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australia is falling right before our eyes, and worth noting they started by taking their guns. Of course to begin digital ID adoption is voluntary, but they&#8217;ll make it difficult if not impossible to not have one eventually. And by then, it will be too late. https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/another-step-closer-to-a-dystopian-digital-future-senate-passes-digital-id-bill-5617765 \u2018A Dystopian Digital Future\u2019: Senator Responds to Passing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tech","category-world"],"blocksy_meta":[],"featured_image_src":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Jason","author_link":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/author\/jturning\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6904"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6904\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6907,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6904\/revisions\/6907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}