Following on from the Census debacle, this could get interesting.
<http://www.innovationaus.com/2016/08/DTO-eyes-biometic-identity-system>
When the Digital Transformation Office takes the wraps off its
identity framework at the end of the month it will feature a
previously unannounced biometric component.
...
Biometrics can remove friction from identity management and inject
security. However while a quota of smartphone users are getting more
comfortable using fingerprints and retina scans to unlock their
phones, the general public may take more convincing.
...
Besides convincing the public why biometrics are essential the
Government will also have to explain why it is planning to allow the
banks into the Australian Identity Federation.
...
Ms Dixon stressed the importance of affordability ...
...
With the banks involved, the Government could however instantly have
access to 8 million identities.
According to Ms Dixon; “Two of the banks see this as something that
would be useful to consumers – if consumers could log-in for example
to apply for unemployment benefits using their banking credentials –
then one of the problems we solve is, bingo eight million registered
consumers.”
...
Given that the census fail was probably attributable largely to
underfunding, that reference to "affordability" is a bit worrying.
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| the higher the level,
http://david.boxall.id.au | the greater the confusion.
| --Dow's Law.
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