The federal government is paying American tech giant Accenture nearly $2.5 million per month for work on its digital identity service. At the start of the year, the Australian...
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The shift toward a better understanding of cybersecurity, data protection and sovereign capability has intensified as the COVID19 pandemic, subsequent digital transformation and global supply chain issues have exposed...
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Labor has given a lukewarm welcome to Scott Morrison’s modest commitment to a National Artificial Intelligence Centre but says government must get past announcements and onto delivery. Shadow industry minister Ed Husic...
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The federal government is considering requiring identification checks for the use of social media platforms as part of its broader big tech crackdown, a proposal which has been rejected...
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The federal government has awarded a UK company a $11 million contract to deliver biometrics technology as part of its digital identity program. The Australian Taxation Office signed the...
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The federal government’s digital identity program should be “abandoned and redesigned from scratch” according to researchers who last year discovered a significant flaw in the system’s design. The Digital...
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A number of consultants will share in more than $3.5 million across just six months to develop a charging model for the federal government’s digital identity scheme, which will...
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The federal government has opened the consultation process on draft legislation expanding its digital identity scheme to state governments and the private sector, with plans to put current privacy...
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The Digital Transformation Agency is readying for a “significant expansion” of its digital identity program over the next six months and will also soon launch a review of the...
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The ACT has become the first jurisdiction to push back against the federal government’s national facial recognition database, refusing to hand over drivers’ licence data until legislation is passed....
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The federal government will pour a further $250 million into its digital identity program, more than doubling the amount spent on the troubled scheme since it was started more...
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A lack of transparency around the federal government’s $200 million digital identity scheme and process of accrediting third-party organisations could lead to increased security and privacy risks, according to...
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The Australian government still plans to create a national biometrics database allowing authorities to conduct facial recognition matches, despite increasing worldwide scrutiny on the ethical implications and effectiveness of...
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IBM recently announced that it would no longer offer, develop or research facial recognition technology. This is big news and I believe a good decision and here’s why. According...