biometrics
Health ministers urged to take action on home quarantine app privacy fears
Protections lacking, civil society groups warn.
Oct 14 2021 5:49PM
NSW to trial facial recognition, geolocation app for home quarantine
Adopts same technology as South Australia.
Sep 17 2021 1:35PM
ATO pilots facial verification on myGovID
Public beta gets underway.
Sep 7 2021 6:56AM
SA govt trials home quarantine app with facial recognition, GPS tracking
Built in-house in less than three months.
Aug 24 2021 12:41PM
Researchers bypass Windows Hello facial recognition biometrics
Specialised camera hardware needed to mitigate against attack.
Jul 14 2021 6:22PM
Clear Secure targets US$4.34 billion valuation in US IPO
Uses biometric technology to validate identity.
Jun 24 2021 12:16PM
Human Rights Commission calls for temporary ban on 'high-risk' govt facial recognition
And an independent AI safety commissioner.
May 28 2021 6:30AM
Amazon to let Whole Foods shoppers pay with a swipe of their palm
Contactless alternative to cash and card payments.
Apr 21 2021 11:53PM
86 400 looks to strengthen customer sign-up process
Using behavioural analytics.
Feb 26 2021 6:55AM
Home Affairs wants one portable biometric scanner to rule them all
Looks to replace existing devices for collection, verification.
Feb 22 2021 11:59AM
UN decries police use of racial profiling derived from big data
Says law enforcement must ensure technology does not reinforce biases.
Nov 27 2020 6:55AM
Digital identity legislation up for consultation
Ahead of private sector expansion.
Nov 17 2020 1:24PM
Facebook wins preliminary approval to settle US facial recognition lawsuit
After raising settlement offer by US$100m.
Aug 21 2020 6:42AM
NSW cops shun portable biometric scanners due to legacy experience
History comes back to bite.
Jun 17 2020 6:33AM
Now Microsoft bans police use of facial recognition software
Until US laws introduced to regulate the tech.
Jun 12 2020 6:37AM
Services Australia put face matching to work for bushfire relief payments
Biometrics database trialled with hundreds displaced over summer.
Jun 5 2020 11:50AM
Home Affairs switches on Australia's new biometrics travel platform
Unisys checking system goes live.
Jun 4 2020 11:04AM
Services Australia's voice biometrics library passes 1.2 million
Customers sign-up in increasing numbers after user improvements.
May 21 2020 6:48AM
Queensland next to upload photos to national face matching database
Will join Victoria, SA and Tasmania.
May 13 2020 6:22AM
NAB reveals swag of tech updates
Branches out with digital enhancements.
May 11 2020 2:59AM
