biometrics

Three states complete national face matching database upload

Three states complete national face matching database upload

Driver's licence data from millions now in central system.
Justin Hendry Dec 11 2019 1:25PM Strategy
Home Affairs purges public details of Australia's airport smartgate upgrade

Home Affairs purges public details of Australia's airport smartgate upgrade

Confusion over border IT project continues.
Justin Hendry Nov 28 2019 6:55AM Strategy
Border Force deploy iPhones for roving airport biometric checks

Border Force deploy iPhones for roving airport biometric checks

Confirms identity in less than 60 seconds.
Justin Hendry Oct 1 2019 6:55AM Strategy
Home Affairs extends Vision-Box airport departures smartgates deal

Home Affairs extends Vision-Box airport departures smartgates deal

But no word on status of arrivals deal.
Justin Hendry Sep 27 2019 10:55AM Strategy
Qantas CIO aims LiDAR at improved passenger flows in airports

Qantas CIO aims LiDAR at improved passenger flows in airports

Also deploys IoT sensors on ground-based machinery.
Ry Crozier Sep 26 2019 1:35PM Hardware
First states upload data to national facial recognition system

First states upload data to national facial recognition system

Victoria, Tasmania play national guinea pigs.
Justin Hendry Sep 17 2019 11:57AM Strategy
Qld deploys new Unisys biometrics system for licence applications

Qld deploys new Unisys biometrics system for licence applications

Continues fight against identity fraud.
Justin Hendry Sep 11 2019 11:25AM Software
Future of facial recognition at Australian airports now uncertain

Future of facial recognition at Australian airports now uncertain

Home Affairs moves to remediate old stock amid replacement project.
Justin Hendry Aug 23 2019 7:02AM Strategy
Sydney Airport is continuing its facial recognition trials

Sydney Airport is continuing its facial recognition trials

But says system isn’t capturing images without passengers' consent.
Ry Crozier Jul 25 2019 12:29PM Hardware
Australia's airport smartgate upgrade stalls

Australia's airport smartgate upgrade stalls

Only operational trial paused.
Justin Hendry Jul 15 2019 7:25AM Strategy
NSW looks to facial recognition as Opal card alternative

NSW looks to facial recognition as Opal card alternative

Proposes “frictionless transport payments”.
Justin Hendry Jul 10 2019 4:59PM Strategy
San Francisco votes to ban city use of facial recognition technology

San Francisco votes to ban city use of facial recognition technology

Aimed at protecting marginalised groups.
Jeffrey Dastin May 15 2019 12:39PM Security
Acer, UTS partner for attention span boosting analytics pilot

Acer, UTS partner for attention span boosting analytics pilot

Tapping biometrics to understand where students get lost.
Matt Johnston Apr 11 2019 6:55AM Software
US blocks Amazon efforts to stop shareholder votes on facial recognition

US blocks Amazon efforts to stop shareholder votes on facial recognition

Stakeholders want assurances around civil liberties.
Jeffrey Dastin and Ross Kerber Apr 5 2019 12:47PM Software
Incumbent scores big after national biometrics system fail

Incumbent scores big after national biometrics system fail

ACIC hands IDEMIA $34m to continue NAFIS support.
Justin Hendry Feb 19 2019 7:04AM Strategy
Second Aussie airport gets new contactless arrivals smartgates

Second Aussie airport gets new contactless arrivals smartgates

And another lines up.
Justin Hendry Feb 12 2019 7:20AM Strategy
Auditor lashes junked national biometrics project after significant failures

Auditor lashes junked national biometrics project after significant failures

"Deficient in almost every significant respect".
Justin Hendry Jan 21 2019 6:28PM Strategy
Microsoft adopts ethical principles aiming to bar misuse of face recognition technology

Microsoft adopts ethical principles aiming to bar misuse of face recognition technology

Bans use for unlawful discrimination.
Staff Writer Dec 7 2018 12:01PM Software
ACIC spent $26m on dumped NEC biometrics system

ACIC spent $26m on dumped NEC biometrics system

Would have cost $47m more to complete.
Justin Hendry Nov 30 2018 10:19AM Strategy
In your face, passwords: big three browsers all adopt authentication API

In your face, passwords: big three browsers all adopt authentication API

Standard not signed off, but already ubiquitous.
Simon Sharwood Aug 1 2018 11:04AM Security

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