New South Wales Australia Debuts Digital ID Birth Certificates

The Australian provincial government of New South Wales has recently debuted their new digital ID birth certificates, a fully digitized birth certificate that is created upon a child’s birth, or can be obtained upon request by a legal adult.

As the tech website Pymnts put it, “digital birth certificates are emerging as the latest addition to the digital identity landscape, offering a glimpse into the future of identification and authentication.”

According to an official page on the NSW’s website, the new IDs come in a verifiable, unique standalone ID, and is stored on user’s smartphones for easy access. It is simply known as the Digital Birth Certificate (DBC).