The federal government is running a trial to make applications more secure for renters, potentially removing the vast amounts of information being handed to real estate agents.

When applying for rental properties, people need to provide a significant amount of personal information to real estate agents, including their driver's licence, passport, bank statements, and utility bills.

The federal government has raised concerns about the growing risk of data breaches and identity theft.

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The growing threat has caused the government to look at potential alternatives, such as trialling digital IDs, such as government-issued myIDs.

"Whatever we can do to minimise people

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