Tag: Facial Recognition

post-image
Science

Face recognition for accessing porn?

The federal government has floated an idea to use its facial recognition technology to verify the age of Australians trying to access pornography online. In a submission to a...

Privacy trumps face recognition bill

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government’s plans for a national facial recognition system are in disarray after a bipartisan committee ordered the legislation be completely redrafted due to privacy and transparency concerns....

Face recognition hearing cancelled

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A public hearing into the federal government’s highly controversial facial recognition database plans has been cancelled at the last minute. The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS)...

Vic’s road-test Fed biometric database

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Victoria will be the first state to test the federal government’s controversial national facial recognition database, but access to the biometric data will be restricted to state authorities, at...

Biometric bill is ‘manifest danger’

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government needs to abandon its “sloppy and dangerous” facial recognition scheme that would impact the freedoms of all Australians, according to the Human Rights Legal Centre. The...

Gov’t ID review finally delivered

Posted on   |  by Vitaly
A long-overdue review into identity security has finally been handed to government, just as the Coalition recommits to its controversial facial recognition legislation. The Department of Home Affairs launched...

Vic gov’t firm on facial recognition

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Victorian government’s first public trial of its new facial recognition technology has been “diabolical” and was “absolutely destined to fail”, according to the Smart Energy Council chief executive...

Report urges facial ID transparency

Posted on   |  by Vitaly
The federal government should be more transparent about its use of facial recognition technology and work more closely with the private sector in development ICT tools for law enforcement,...

Facial recognition a political problem

Posted on   |  by Vitaly
The federal opposition and Greens have backed a call from tech giant Microsoft for governments around the world to regulate the use of facial recognition technology. Microsoft president Brad...

Algorithms have a racial bias

Posted on   |  by Vitaly
Kriti Sharma is not a man and she is not white. She’s experienced artificial intelligence bias as a result and is campaigning to stamp it out. “Facial recognition systems...