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biometrics
First states upload data to national facial recognition system
Victoria, Tasmania play national guinea pigs.
Sep 17 2019 11:57AM
Qld deploys new Unisys biometrics system for licence applications
Continues fight against identity fraud.
Sep 11 2019 11:25AM
Future of facial recognition at Australian airports now uncertain
Home Affairs moves to remediate old stock amid replacement project.
Aug 23 2019 7:02AM
Sydney Airport is continuing its facial recognition trials
But says system isn’t capturing images without passengers' consent.
Jul 25 2019 12:29PM
Australia's airport smartgate upgrade stalls
Only operational trial paused.
Jul 15 2019 7:25AM
NSW looks to facial recognition as Opal card alternative
Proposes “frictionless transport payments”.
Jul 10 2019 4:59PM
San Francisco votes to ban city use of facial recognition technology
Aimed at protecting marginalised groups.
May 15 2019 12:39PM
Acer, UTS partner for attention span boosting analytics pilot
Tapping biometrics to understand where students get lost.
Apr 11 2019 6:55AM
US blocks Amazon efforts to stop shareholder votes on facial recognition
Stakeholders want assurances around civil liberties.
Apr 5 2019 12:47PM
Incumbent scores big after national biometrics system fail
ACIC hands IDEMIA $34m to continue NAFIS support.
Feb 19 2019 7:04AM
Second Aussie airport gets new contactless arrivals smartgates
And another lines up.
Feb 12 2019 7:20AM
Auditor lashes junked national biometrics project after significant failures
"Deficient in almost every significant respect".
Jan 21 2019 6:28PM
Microsoft adopts ethical principles aiming to bar misuse of face recognition technology
Bans use for unlawful discrimination.
Dec 7 2018 12:01PM
ACIC spent $26m on dumped NEC biometrics system
Would have cost $47m more to complete.
Nov 30 2018 10:19AM
In your face, passwords: big three browsers all adopt authentication API
Standard not signed off, but already ubiquitous.
Aug 1 2018 11:04AM
Microsoft wants facial recognition technology regulated
Calls for government legal intervention.
Jul 16 2018 6:40AM
Home Affairs 'face on the move' biometrics trial scores 94 percent
In Aussie airport first.
Jul 11 2018 10:18AM
Sydney Airport begins 'couch-to-gate' biometrics trial
For select Qantas passengers.
Jul 5 2018 5:09PM
Scientists develop smartphone screen fingerprint sensor
Holy grail of biometric authentication?
Jul 4 2018 2:03PM
NSW RMS replaces facial recognition system
Dumps Morpho for NEC.
Jul 2 2018 11:45AM
