[LINK] Australia Post Digital Identity Service Rescued by Chinese Shoppers After 20 Years?

[Tom Worthington]

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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