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It seems like every week that I receive a contrite-sounding email from a company apologising for leaking my personal information. It’s nice of them to say that and I’m sure they’re very sorry, but each one makes me increasingly nervous that I’m going to have to start giving my passport number to pick up my Boost Juice or whatever.

I saw something a few months ago that could change this. In October, Guardian Australia’s Josh Taylor reported the Labor government was thinking about reviving