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The government is proposing a national digital identity scheme that will let people prove their identity, without having to use their passport, drivers license or Medicare card. But will it work?

And X - formerly known as Twitter - has removed a feature that allows users to report disinformation  on the platform. Meanwhile, New York City has banned facial recognition in schools. 

Dr Erica Mealy, Lecturer in Computer Science at the University of the Sunshine Coast and  Josh Taylor, Guardian Reporter join Marc Fennell on Download This Show.

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