Analysis

The story behind the click-to-prove revolution

The federal government’s ambitious move to enable an economy wide click-to-prove digital verification system marks a major shift towards giving citizens and consumers power over their own data.

Tom BurtonGovernment editor

Aug 15, 2024 – 4.59pm

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Behind the refreshed and renamed digital identity Trust exchange is a major strategic shift to give citizens control over their data.

In the same way that people use their phones to click-to-pay with their embedded debit or credit card, the improved system will enable them to securely “click-to-prove” their passport, driver’s licence, Medicare card, academic or professional qualifications, proof of age, or any other privately held “credential”.

Tom Burton was government editor at The Australian Financial Review.