Australia expands age checks to AI chatbots, app stores, porn sites and more
After becoming the first country to ban under-16s from social media, Australia has now gone further by implementing one of…
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Australia launches major evaluation of social media minimum age law
How is Australia’s experiment in setting a minimum age for social media use going? It’s a question many in the…
Australian Retail Council says shoppers in favor of facial recognition
More than 80 percent of Australians support the use of facial recognition in retail stores to identify people who have…
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner stands firm in face of US demands
For a few weeks, there wasn’t much news about how U.S. Congress has demanded that Australian eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman…
Queensland expands digital services for licence holders with Thales support
The Australian state of Queensland has expanded its Digital Licence app to include driver trainer and motorcycle rider trainer accreditations….
New South Wales gov’t kicks off digital ID pilot
New South Wales (NSW) has kicked off a pilot of its new digital identity app on Wednesday, inviting residents of…
Australian state of Victoria kicks off digital birth certificate pilot
After New South Wales, the Australian state of Victoria is also introducing digital birth certificates, enabling parents to view and…
Partial tribunal victory allows Bunnings to keep facial recognition system
The Administrative Review Tribunal of Australia has partially upheld a ruling by the Privacy Commissioner that major retail chain Bunnings…
Australia said to grant US access to Australians’ biometric data
Following biometric data sharing agreements between the US, Chile and Ecuador, the Australian government reportedly has also agreed to provide the…
Australia’s $1 billion digital ID system faces audit scrutiny
Australia’s national digital ID program will undergo a formal audit this year. The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) is set…
