Setback for government’s facial recognition push
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) has called for the redrafting of a government bill designed to establish a national facial recognition system.
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Victoria uploads data for national facial recognition system
Victoria will begin uploading driver’s licence photographs to the federal government National Driver Licence Facial Recognition Solution (NDLFRS).
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Optus keen to access government’s face-matching service
Optus has endorsed the creation of a national biometrics system that will offer services based on a range of facial images held by federal, state and territory bodies.
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Government wants facial recognition legislation passed before end of 2019
The government says it will seek to have two key pieces of enabling legislation for a national facial identification and verification system introduced into parliament and passed before the end of the year.
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Microsoft moves fast to write the regulation on facial recognition
Microsoft president and chief legal officer Brad Smith paints a bleak picture of a future where facial recognition technology has been rolled out without restriction.