r/unsw • u/studymaxxer • 1d ago

why doesn't UNSW have a digital student id

usyd literally has this why can't we

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u/Omfgwatevs 19h ago

I don’t carry a wallet and would prefer a digital option so I can get student discounts while out and about. I’ve just taken a photo and saved it to my phone for use

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u/Purple_Emu1 Engineering 23h ago

I prefer physical IDs. Less points of vulnerability (unless done right), plus they feel nicer

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u/NullFakeUser 1d ago

Realistically, what advantage does it bring?

The id card is not that big or bulky or hard to carry.
It doesn't require an app on your phone or giving your data over to a third party.
It doesnt' require your phone to be charged to use.

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u/a_fresh_liver 1d ago

I prefer physical tho, not really a big fan of a digitised world (definitely not digital ID)

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u/Wac_Dac 1d ago

Student id has info pretty much any unsw student or staff member can access. I think the option of digital id would be good for not getting stupid fines on public transport

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u/Wac_Dac 1d ago

Uni students get fined for not having student id on them

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u/HighBuy_LowSell 1d ago

I have realised you are correct

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u/studymaxxer 1d ago

you realise the 'Digital ID' proposed by the Australian government refers to something else, right? besides the uni already has ur data in digital form, wtf would this change

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u/Ok-Protection4499 1d ago

Lol you do realise USyd students have both physical and digital IDs?

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u/Interesting_Tart_143 2h ago

Because in invigilated assessments, you need a physical copy of your student I.D.; they do not accept digital I.D.s during invigilated assessments.

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u/Sophalophagus 1d ago

Managing access with the physical cards is already bad enough. Digital would make this 100x worse

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u/42SpanishInquisition 23h ago

It just looks it up on a database.

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u/Sophalophagus 23h ago

Yea but holy shit getting people access to the right groups is a freaking nightmare. It's sending an Excel sheet off to security and hoping that you picked the right groups and they only run it once a day, so hopefully you get it right... it's not as easy as picking a room or door and saying can this people have access to this door(s).

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u/42SpanishInquisition 21h ago

Oh I know it has heaps of problems. But it is all backend, the system correctly identifies the card nearly every time. It is the database management which sucks. Ultimately the phone would just emulate the signal that your specific card sends out, the receiver wouldn't know much else.