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  • In the top 5% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric
  • High Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age (98th percentile)
  • Average Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age and source

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Article details
Title
A national digital ID scheme is being proposed. An expert weighs the pros and (many more) cons
Published by
The Conversation, September 2023
DOI 10.64628/aa.y5wusvurj
Authors

Mealy, Erica, Erica Mealy

Abstract

The draft bill has a number of issues, ranging from an insecure mechanism that leaves people’s data vulnerable to attacks, to a lack of mandatory disclosure of data breaches.

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Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 126. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 29 September 2025.
All research outputs
#420,489
of 34,567,073 outputs
Outputs from The Conversation
#50,896
of 213,951 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#6,822
of 389,795 outputs
Outputs of similar age from The Conversation
#327
of 667 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 34,567,073 research outputs across all sources so far. Compared to these this one has done particularly well and is in the 98th percentile: it's in the top 5% of all research outputs ever tracked by Altmetric.
So far Altmetric has tracked 213,951 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 98.8. This one has done well, scoring higher than 76% of its peers.
Older research outputs will score higher simply because they've had more time to accumulate mentions. To account for age we can compare this Altmetric Attention Score to the 389,795 tracked outputs that were published within six weeks on either side of this one in any source. This one has done particularly well, scoring higher than 98% of its contemporaries.
We're also able to compare this research output to 667 others from the same source and published within six weeks on either side of this one. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 50% of its contemporaries.