Tag: biometrics

NSW government to replace crucial facial recognition system

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A new facial recognition system will be embedded within the New South Wales government’s licence and photocard register before the end of 2026, giving agencies better fraud detection capabilities....

Apple wins Aussie patent dispute over Face ID

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Apple has won a lengthy patent dispute over biometric security with an Australian technology investment company, with the Federal Court this week ruling in favour of the US tech...

‘Far from perfect’ face matching laws pass Parliament

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...