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Australia Digital ID and online-safety codes

Australia has introduced a national Digital ID and online-safety codes to simplify identity checks and protect children from harmful material, with various age-verification options available for platforms

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Feb 6, 2026

What are the laws regarding age of consent for adult content in Australia and Canada?

’s legal age for consenting to sexual activity is set by state and territory law and is generally 16, with and at 17, while ’s federal Criminal Code sets the age of sexual consent at 16 following the ...

Feb 2, 2026

Are there privacy or legal concerns for using the digital id with private service providers in australia?

’s Digital ID regime builds legal safeguards and oversight into a voluntary, accredited system intended to be extended to private service providers by December 2026, but significant privacy and legal ...

Feb 2, 2026

What alternatives or safeguards have been proposed to make Australia's digital ID acceptable?

couples a staged rollout with legal, technical and governance safeguards intended to limit data collection, restrict biometric use, ban single identifiers and impose heavy penalties for misuse — measu...

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