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Govts unmoved on facial recognition

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...

Face recognition, function creep and democracy

9 June 2020 | by Marie Johnson

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...

AFP admits using ‘problematic’ face app

15 April 2020 | by Denham Sadler

The Australian Federal Police has used the controversial Clearview AI app on multiple occasions despite previously denying it had ever accessed the “deeply problematic” facial recognition platform. Founded by...

Aust police use Clearview AI face biometrics

4 March 2020 | by Jake Goldenfein

Australian police agencies are reportedly using a private, unaccountable facial recognition service that combines machine learning and wide-ranging data-gathering practices to identify members of the public from online photographs....

OAIC investigates ‘dangerous’ face recognition app

28 January 2020 | by Denham Sadler

The Australian Privacy Commissioner has launched an inquiry into a “really dangerous” facial recognition app that its founder has said is already being used by police in Australia. Clearview...

Face recognition for accessing porn?

28 October 2019 | by Denham Sadler

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

25 October 2019 | 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

14 October 2019 | 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

18 September 2019 | 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’

11 September 2019 | 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...

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