On 24 July, Stuart Robert, Minister for Government Services, announced
that Australia Post’s Digital iD service had been accredited as a
trusted identity service provider under the Trusted Digital Identity
Framework (TDIF).
https://www.mhs.gov.au/media-releases/2019-07-24-australian-government-accredits-second-digital-identity-provider
Linkers with long memories will recall Australia Post's previous
"KeyPOST" digital id service from 1998:
http://mailman.anu.edu.au/pipermail/link/1998-August/034555.html
My certificate cost $20 in 1998, but the service was short lived, being
shut down as "not commercially viable" the following year:
http://mailman.anu.edu.au/pipermail/link/1999-April/037771.html
The service was difficult to access, it was not clear what problem it
was solving, or for whom. Hopefully what went wrong last time is being
taken into account this time.
I suggest the 150,000 “daigou” might be customers for the new service.
They facilitate billions of dollars of purchases for Chinese consumers
in Australia. A quality digital iD might reassure their customers, as
well as tax and customs officials.
https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-31/chinese-daigou-changing-influencing-australian-business/11221498?pfm=sm&sf216694210=1
Links to my posts from 1998 about Australia Post KeyPOST, and more on
the daigou at:
https://blog.tomw.net.au/2019/07/australia-post-digital-identity-service.html
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