biometrics
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
NSW Police extends IDEMIA deal for cop shop biometric scanners
LiveScan now supported until 2026.
Mar 31 2020 3:09PM
WA prepares for national face matching database upload
Introduces biometrics sharing laws.
Mar 27 2020 6:45AM
myGovID facial recognition trials slated for mid-2020
Biometric tests for digital identity app progressing.
Mar 6 2020 3:50PM
Vatican joins IBM, Microsoft to call for facial recognition regulation
Pope Francis hits out at information asymmetry.
Mar 2 2020 6:44AM
Moscow court case challenges city's facial recognition use after launch
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin aims to have 200,000 cameras across the city.
Feb 3 2020 6:53AM
DTA tries to shake off Australia's chequered digital ID past
Turns attention to marketing Govpass ahead of full launch.
Jan 20 2020 1:12PM
EU mulls five-year ban on facial recognition tech in public areas
To give it time to work out how to prevent abuses.
Jan 17 2020 1:18PM
Home Affairs delays Australia's airport smartgate upgrade
Rollout now planned from 2021.
Dec 20 2019 7:05AM
Three states complete national face matching database upload
Driver's licence data from millions now in central system.
Dec 11 2019 1:25PM
Home Affairs purges public details of Australia's airport smartgate upgrade
Confusion over border IT project continues.
Nov 28 2019 6:55AM
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Border Force deploy iPhones for roving airport biometric checks
Confirms identity in less than 60 seconds.
Oct 1 2019 6:55AM
