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Britain to curb Google and Facebook with tougher competition rules
NSW govt calls on AI experts to join new committee
Govt inks Oracle deal to cut IT procurement costs
APRA targets cyber hygiene and board oversight with new security strategy
SpaceX to press ahead with Starlink tests, delays commercial service
facial recognition
Alphabet CEO Pichai backs temporary ban on facial-recognition technology
Could be used for nefarious purposes.
Jan 21 2020 6:38AM
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
Human Rights Commission wants moratorium on expanding facial recognition
Until laws are passed to regulate automated decision making.
Dec 17 2019 1:26PM
Home Affairs purges public details of Australia's airport smartgate upgrade
Confusion over border IT project continues.
Nov 28 2019 6:55AM
Microsoft to probe work of Israeli facial recognition startup it funded
Possible unethical use in West Bank.
Nov 18 2019 1:20PM
Home Affairs extends Vision-Box airport departures smartgates deal
But no word on status of arrivals deal.
Sep 27 2019 10:55AM
Amazon CEO says company working on facial recognition regulations
Following rebuke of its previous strategies.
Sep 26 2019 1:22PM
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
Murdoch Children's Research Institute to test pain analysis app
Using AI to measure and manage pain.
Jul 2 2019 12:22PM
Amazon shareholders reject facial recognition ban as concern grows in US Congress
Struggled to identify the gender of individuals with darker skin.
May 23 2019 7:07AM
San Francisco votes to ban city use of facial recognition technology
Aimed at protecting marginalised groups.
May 15 2019 12:39PM
Libs pledge $5m to AI-powered pain diagnosis app
National trial for ASX-listed tech play.
Apr 30 2019 11:55AM
US blocks Amazon efforts to stop shareholder votes on facial recognition
Stakeholders want assurances around civil liberties.
Apr 5 2019 12:47PM
Google launches global council to advise on AI, tech ethics
Sets its sights on facial recognition.
Mar 27 2019 6:45AM
Microsoft adopts ethical principles aiming to bar misuse of face recognition technology
Bans use for unlawful discrimination.
Dec 7 2018 12:01PM
