Biometrics for digital ID among AI-related issues to be reviewed by NSW parliamentary inquiry
The government of Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) state is planning a parliamentary inquiry next year into the development and…
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No let up as Aussies push for federal laws governing facial recognition
A group in Australia, including a former human rights commissioner there, has committed to writing model legislation for regulating facial…
Schools’ biometrics trials fined in Poland, launched in NJ, and criticized in Australia
A school in Gdansk, Poland, has been fined PLN 20,000 (roughly US$5,300) by the European Data Protection Board over a…
Proposed Australian facial recognition system faces criticism over mission creep, vague limitations
Critics of the Australian government’s proposed facial recognition legislation have suggested limitations to the law, such as warrants and a…
Australian state contracts Unisys to deploy iris and face biometrics in prisons for $12.8M
The New South Wales (NSW) government in Australia has entered a $12.8 million contract with American IT firm Unisys to…
Australian HRC calls for partial facial recognition moratorium, new AI oversight
The Australian Human Rights Commission is calling for a moratorium on the use of facial recognition in “high-risk” settings, as…
Australian rights advocates criticize use of facial biometrics by police, government
Australian Human Rights Commissioner Edward Santow is pushing for more rigorous facial recognition regulation to prevent law enforcement from abusing…
