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Vic & WA Governments join identity theft protection scheme
From: Jeffrey Walton <noloader () gmail com>
Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 17:55:51 -0400
http://www.itwire.com/it-policy-news/regulation/48385-vic-a-wa-governments-join-identity-theft-protection-scheme Victoria and Western Australia have signed on to the Document Verification Service (DVS), designed to protect Australians against identity theft. The scheme allows authorised government agencies to cross-check identity documents with each other. Announcing the Victorian and WA Government's participation in the scheme, attorney general Robert McClelland, said: "The Document Verification Service significantly improves protection of people's identity by allowing documents commonly used as proof of identity to be quickly checked electronically by the issuing agency. "For example, if you are using your Australian Passport as proof of identity to apply for a copy of a NSW driver license, the NSW Roads and Traffic Authority will now be able to instantly verify the authenticity of the passport with the Australian Passport Office. This ensures that documents haven't been cancelled or personal information falsified." He added: "Importantly, no DVS information is retained on any central database. Its purpose is to allow authorities to verify the authenticity of documents issued by other agencies." While praiseworthy, WA & Victorian Government participation in the scheme has hardly been expeditious: the scheme was put in place in 2006. .... _______________________________________________ Dataloss-discuss Mailing List (dataloss-discuss () datalossdb org) Archived at http://seclists.org/dataloss/ Unsubscribe at http://datalossdb.org/mailing_list Learn encryption strategies that manage risk and shore up compliance. Download Article 1 of CREDANT Technologies' The Essentials Series: Endpoint Data Encryption That Actually Works http://credant.com/campaigns/realtime2/gap-LP1/
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