The Australian parliament passed the Digital ID bill on 16^th May 2024. This new legislation paves the way for many accredited private service providers to apply to join the government’s economy-wide digital ID system. The government argues that this will provide benefits to Australians by improving privacy and security when interacting online. The Act is expected to be operational by November 2024.

The system will not be mandatory for Australians but is likely to be strongly encouraged by the government. Arguably many Australians have opted into the digital ID system with the MyGovID.

Whilst there would appear to be some efficiency benefits of a digital ID, there are many potential drawbacks, which we are not being told about.  For example, likely, future governments may not behave as ethically as their predecessors.

One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts has warned, “The Digital Identity sets out to link all government data related to a person. Future iterations of the Digital Identity propose to pair this data against private sector information, such as purchasing records, to create a rich digital view of a citizen. While Australia lacks the corresponding technological infrastructure to utilise a Digital Identity to its sinister potential (such as China’s spying street lights and billboards), this Bill – whether intentional or accidental – acts as the foundation for a China-style Social Credit System.”

A centralised digital ID system means that a large amount of data will be collected, stored and potentially monitored by the government. This data will collect both basic identification material, together with a person’s online transactions and interactions with other entities.

As with much of what is going on at the moment, the concept and rhetoric may sound appealing and a good idea, however, the problem is that there is an underlying reason why governments throughout the world are introducing measures such as digital IDs. The real purpose of the digital ID is to monitor everything that we do and to put restrictions on people who do not comply with what the government deems appropriate.

This is already playing out in China, where they monitor citizens’ actions and transactions, and if they don’t have sufficient social credits, they are not permitted to travel or undertake some transactions. China will likely expand the reach of this social credit system in years to come.

Whilst China is further down the path of monitoring the behaviour of their citizens, Australia and other Western nations will likely follow China in the monitoring of their citizens. The digital ID system will no doubt be presented as a benefit to us all, but the reality is that it is all about monitoring our behaviour to control what we do.

Whilst the digital ID will initially be optional, eventually they will either make it compulsory or you will not be able to transact and live a normal life unless you have a digital ID.

This is just another step in the world moving toward a one world government that will have total control over our everyday lives.

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