Eftpos Granted Government Accreditation as First Private ID Exchange Operator (zdnet.com) 17
Eftpos has become Australia's first accredited non-government operator of a digital identity exchange under the federal government's Trusted Digital Identity Framework (TDIF). From a report: By becoming an accredited operator, Eftpos connectID can now facilitate online transactions requiring a digital identity from Australians. Eftpos sent connectID live in June as a fully-owned subsidiary of the organisation and as a standalone fintech company. It's been set up to act as "broker" between identity service providers and merchants or government agencies that require identity verification, such as proof of age, address details, or bank account information. It has been designed to work within the federal government's Trusted Digital Identity Framework (TDIF) and the banking industry's TrustID framework. Although the Australian government has its own digital identity solution with myGovID, Eftpos has previously said its solution could provide a "smoother, faster, and more secure onboarding experience, including for government services." Eftpos has also assured that connectID does not store any identity data.
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There is so much "NOPE" here I can't even start to express it.
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Fuck off you dumb cunt, those orange shirt bogans are a tiny minority of dickheads, who in no way represent most Australians who are very happy with the lack of COVID deaths due to the governments actions, unlike the selfish rabble in the US.
Terrible name. (Score:1)
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That is just a really poorly thought out company name.
At least it's not nftpos.
Re:Terrible name. (Score:5, Informative)
For those outside Australia and New Zealand: EFTPOS stands for Electronic Funds Transfer at Point Of Sale. It is a household name and is used to refer to paying by debit card, ‘do you want pay by eftpos or cash?’ as well as the machines themselves and debit cards. Its card transactions are considerably cheaper than those on the Visa network, driving popularity with merchants who pay the fees. It launched with swipe+PIN authorisation, putting it ahead of other countries versions which had swipe and sign (eg: UK Switch)
Not sure how many people will be aware of the company behind it though. The name is almost a generic, and I suspect many people would have trouble parsing the sentences in the summary as eftpos so firmly refers to the machine or the process that referring to it sending something live sounds like the rise of the machines.
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It's the same in North America. Usually it's just "debit or credit" but Interac has been trying to get their name out there. Interac is just another banking network (like C-plus and others) that banks can be a part of which in the beginning allowed you to use other bank's ATMs to access your account and withdraw cash (with an interchange fee, of course).
The Interac network grew out of that to become the debit card network. It's basically a given nowadays that pretty much all banks and debit card networks wi
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More abdication of the services the government is most needed for. Oh well, one step closer to having that little grain of "rice" implanted into your neck, now with a trademark. Sure wish there were enough people to effectively resist
They are much too busy protesting masks and vaccines.
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And trying to intimidate citizens
https://twitter.com/i/status/1... [twitter.com]
"Are You Aware Of Any Planned Protests Or Events Coming Up?"
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Yeah, judging by the fights they pick, has majority rule finally hit the brick wall?
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The protesters are a bunch of conspiracy nuts, anti Vaxxers and far right nut jobs, (just like the jan 6 traitors) we are in general very happy with our low death rates, unlike the United States of Retardistan.
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So Verified Credentials [certsy.com], that demands your Driver's licence every time you apply for a job, isn't. Verified Credentials has access to National Police Checking Service for criminal history, Document Verification Service for confirming a driver's licence, Visa Entitlement Verification Online for immigration status.
Dealings with a financial institution, phone/internet service, or the government already requires a government-issued identity. This outsourcing should eliminate sending photocopies of a licence o
Ignorant Australians (Score:2)
Non-elected != "trusted". ... Ever. (Score:2)
There are two differences between corporations and states. The latter have a land monopoly. And the former aren't democratic, but almost always functionally equivalent to a fascist dictatorship.