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Woolworths turns NSW supermarkets into online delivery hubs
CBA adds 58 extra payments, rebates to digital benefits finder
Civil liberty organisations slam Apple child safety tech
Online account takeover bill faces 33 changes to pass parliament
OAIC launches investigation into Optus over White Pages data leak
facial recognition
NAB pilots facial recognition for identity verification
Tests how solution matches up to government's AI ethics principles.
Jul 12 2021 12:07PM
Human Rights Commission calls for temporary ban on 'high-risk' govt facial recognition
And an independent AI safety commissioner.
May 28 2021 6:30AM
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
Amazon shifts some voice, face recognition computing to own chips
Follows moves by other tech giants.
Nov 13 2020 6:30AM
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
Facebook wins preliminary approval to settle US facial recognition lawsuit
After raising settlement offer by US$100m.
Aug 21 2020 6:42AM
Australian privacy watchdog launches investigation into Clearview AI
Teams up with UK's information commissioner.
Jul 9 2020 5:38PM
7-Eleven Australia deploys facial recognition on customer feedback tablets
Says technology is 'not used for any other purpose'.
Jun 22 2020 2:28PM
Victoria Police admits officers trialled Clearview AI facial recognition tool
After FOI documents released.
Jun 18 2020 9:58PM
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
Queensland next to upload photos to national face matching database
Will join Victoria, SA and Tasmania.
May 13 2020 6:22AM
AFP admits to trialling controversial facial recognition tool Clearview AI
After initially denying usage.
Apr 15 2020 11:26AM
Washington State signs facial recognition curbs into law
While critics say laws don't go far enough.
Apr 1 2020 1:47PM
Microsoft to divest AnyVision stake, end face recognition investing
Following probe into Israeli use of AnyVision tech.
Mar 30 2020 2:00PM
WA prepares for national face matching database upload
Introduces biometrics sharing laws.
Mar 27 2020 6:45AM
Even mask-wearers can be ID'd, China facial recognition firm says
With 95 percent success rate.
Mar 10 2020 1:20PM
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
