Tag: NSW Police

NSW Police tech overhaul stalls as costs blow out

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A decade-long upgrade of New South Wales’ core policing system will cost another $493 million and take four years more to complete, a damning audit of the troubled project...

NSW downgrades cyber incident after Treasury data breach

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A “significant cyber incident” involving a senior NSW public servant who allegedly exfiltrated thousands of sensitive documents has been downgraded by the state government. NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey late...

NSW government to replace crucial facial recognition system

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
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....

NSW Police lands $126m for network, cyber uplift

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
The New South Wales government has earmarked almost $126 million in its upcoming state Budget for critical network, cybersecurity  and payroll system upgrades at NSW Police. The lion’s share...

NSW Police turn off facial recognition in suspect ID system

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Facial recognition technology used within a system for identifying potential suspects for more than a decade has been deactivated by NSW Police amid concerns over its accuracy. The country’s...

Facial recognition use ‘misunderstood’: NSW Police

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The use of facial recognition by law enforcement is “misunderstood” and there is no agreed definition of high-risk applications, according to NSW Police, which has defended employing the controversial...

NSW govt heads to court over dumped $177m police system

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A US software provider tasked with replacing New South Wales’ legacy core policing system with a cloud-based alternative is suing NSW Police over a decision to abruptly terminate the...