Tag: biometrics

‘Far from perfect’ face matching laws pass Parliament

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Companies will be able to use face matching systems operated by the federal government to verify a person’s identity after controversial legislation passed Parliament with almost 40 privacy-focused amendments....

NSW government slows its roll on digital ID

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A pilot program to test New South Wales’ forthcoming decentralised digital identity system is at a standstill, with no new trials of the NSW Digital ID taking place since...

Govt to ban one-to-many face matching by police

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Authorities will be banned from using facial recognition capabilities operated by the federal government to conduct one-to-many identity matches under re-drafted legislation first proposed more than four years ago....

Dreyfus given responsibility for biometrics, identity policy

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Responsibility for biometrics and identity policy in the federal government, as well as the controversial national facial recognition database that remains non-operational, will move under Attorney General Mark Dreyfus...

Ministers set national digital ID principles

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Biometrically anchored digital identity credentials that work across state boundaries are set to become the norm in Australia after all governments agreed to take a nationally consistent approach to...

Landmark AI rules take major step forward in EU

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
World-first artificial intelligence laws have cleared a major hurdle in Europe, with lawmakers agreeing to draft rules that could serve as a model for other countries grappling with the...

NSW govt set to pilot decentralised digital ID

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The New South Wales government will begin testing the photo verification technology that will underpin its answer to digital identity through a series of pilot programs slated for launch...

Digital ID could prevent Optus breach repeat: Home Affairs

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Biometrically anchored digital identities would go a long way to preventing a repeat of the massive irreversible loss of identity information experienced with the Optus data breach, the Department...

NSW Parliament backs artificial intelligence inquiry in 2023

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A New South Wales parliamentary committee has “strongly endorsed” an inquiry into the development and use of artificial intelligence next year after referral by Customer Service and Digital Government...