EDITOR'S NOTE

Good morning,

The 'Australia Card' national identification scheme is, well, back on the cards again it seems - but maybe this time it has a real chance of succeeding.

A new generation is emerging that is not only much more comfortable with technology that invades their privacy, they also sometimes welcome it.

It's still up to the Government to sell the card to Australians, including what safeguards would be in place to prevent breaches. Safeguards it seems could include revoking exemptions from privacy laws, including small business and government itself...

-- Ry Crozier

TODAY ON ITNEWS

By Nate Cochrane | May 29, 2009

The Facebook generation, unbowed by their parents' sense of privacy propriety, is fast-tracking a global "Australia Card", a Sydney biometrics conference heard yesterday.

By Brett Winterford | May 29, 2009

The Sydney-based brothers that built Google Maps have released to developers a new tool called Google Wave that has the potential to succeed e-mail, instant messaging and collaboration tools.

By Brett Winterford | May 28, 2009

The New South Wales Department of Corrective Services is looking to integrate the fingerprint and iris detection systems used across several of its 34 prisons.

By Ian Williams | May 29, 2009

Microsoft is renewing its battle against Google with the launch of Bing, a "decision engine" that the firm said goes beyond search.

By Brett Winterford | May 29, 2009

The US Department of Homeland Security is set to kickstart a controversial new pilot to scan the fingerprints of travellers departing the United States.

By Rosalie Marshall | May 29, 2009

EMC has announced plans to add to its datacentre management line-up with the acquisition of Configuresoft.

By Chris Meyer | May 29, 2009

A Japanese university is giving away Apple's trendy iPhone to students for free, but with a catch: the device will be used to check their attendance.

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