Australian telcos could soon accept Digital ID to verify the identity of prepaid mobile phone users under a proposal floated by the Australian Communications Media Authority.

If agreed, the move would allow telcos to accept a user’s digital ID, a government-backed digital wallet linked to verified credentials such as a driver’s licence or Medicare card, as a valid form of identity during SIM activation.

According to ACMA’s proposal, bringing digital ID into prepaid mobile onboarding could “help mitigate SIM-related fraud and reduce reliance on physical document check”.

Coming almost a year after the Digital ID Act came into effect , the move marks an early step toward broader adoption of the credential across Australian organisations.

The scheme aims to reduce the risk of data

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