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Australia Post to give more customers two-hour delivery estimate
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ASIC consults on ePayment Code reforms
Looks to make code mandatory, define biometric authentication.
May 21 2021 1:08PM
EU civil rights groups want ban on biometric surveillance
Ahead of new laws.
Feb 18 2021 12:06PM
ATO re-tenders for myGovID anti-spoofing facial recognition software
Liveness detection public beta now not expected until September 2021.
Sep 28 2020 11:41AM
NSW Police extends IDEMIA deal for cop shop biometric scanners
LiveScan now supported until 2026.
Mar 31 2020 3:09PM
Microsoft ditches passwords in Windows 10 S test run
Studies biometric login options.
Feb 12 2018 11:30AM
Big bucks for Immigration to build biometric and risk systems
Budget 2017: To detect risky travellers before they arrive.
May 9 2017 8:16PM
Citibank to use voice biometrics to authenticate customers
Aussie clients among first recipients.
May 20 2016 12:07PM
Govt funds $18.5m Aussie facial recognition database
Law enforcement agencies to share images.
Sep 9 2015 1:10PM
Aussie facial recognition database to land next year
Business case under development.
Aug 27 2015 1:02PM
Australia set to collect more biometric data at airports
Committee rubberstamps government bill.
Jun 9 2015 10:44AM
Aussie police back national facial recognition database
State, federal law enforcement agree on plan to tackle organised crime.
May 22 2015 4:44PM
Coles trials voice-recognition ordering tech
Tests Hiku devices with 50 customers.
May 5 2015 5:07PM
Australia to roll out facial recognition in airports
Customs switches vendors, hands $18m deal to Vision-Box.
Apr 23 2015 4:03PM
Are passwords becoming passe?
[Blog post] One step forward, two steps back.
Mar 24 2015 2:30PM
Govt agrees to limit biometric data collection at airports
Bill to be watered down.
Oct 22 2014 4:41PM
Committee rules against expanding biometric data collection
Privacy inquiry needed first.
Oct 17 2014 12:03PM
St George, Westpac to use fingerprint login for mobile banking
Will utilise biometric scanner on iPhone, Galaxy smartphones.
Aug 22 2014 10:00AM
Westpac NZ tests fingerprint scanning for mobile app
Money at your fingertips.
Apr 14 2014 5:50PM
US report casts doubt on "reliable" biometric systems
Back to the drawing board for security designers.
Oct 1 2010 6:55AM
Pirate Party warns of surveillance state
But RTA denies sharing data with CrimTrac.
Jun 5 2010 9:07AM
