Tag: biometrics

NSW government slows its roll on digital ID

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
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

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
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

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
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

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
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

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
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...

NSW govt set to pilot decentralised digital ID

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The New South Wales government will begin testing the photo verification technology that will underpin its answer to digital identity through a series of pilot programs slated for launch...

Digital ID could prevent Optus breach repeat: Home Affairs

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Biometrically anchored digital identities would go a long way to preventing a repeat of the massive irreversible loss of identity information experienced with the Optus data breach, the Department...

NSW Parliament backs artificial intelligence inquiry in 2023

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A New South Wales parliamentary committee has “strongly endorsed” an inquiry into the development and use of artificial intelligence next year after referral by Customer Service and Digital Government...

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...