Border biometrics strategies planned through EU consultation, Australia RFI
Government border agency consultations in the EU and Australia are looking into new biometric technologies to replace their respective legacy…
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Next steps for government digital ID systems considered in UK, Australia, Netherlands
The UK government is planning to set up a single sign-on (SSO) and uniform digital ID system across all government…
BixeLab plans to bring NIST-accredited biometrics testing to Southern Hemisphere
Australian biometrics testing lab BixeLab is launching its new biometric test facilities to provide a range of testing services, and hosting…
GenVis awarded face biometrics COVID monitoring contract in Southern Australia
GenVis, an AI face biometrics firm based in Perth, has been awarded a contract to provide a quarantine monitoring app…
Australia renews efforts to extend digital identity use to private sector
The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) is working on a new bill to extend its myGovID digital identity service use to…
Governments in Australia and Canada investing in digital ID
Both the Australian and a Canadian provincial government are amping up development of digital identity systems. The province of Ontario…
Australian researchers collect children’s voice biometrics to help with speech impairments
Researchers from five of Australia’s universities have been collecting voice recordings of children aged between three and 12 in order…
Passwordless digital identity solution launched to Australia’s myGov platform
It is now possible to log on to Australia’s myGov platform using digital identity credential myGovID, which is expected to…
eftpos partners up to trial digital ID solution for Australians with disabilities
A digital ID solution intended to facilitate online identification for persons living with disabilities is currently being tried out in…
Trust in digital ID requires intensive collaboration, public education: Women in Identity panel
Moving beyond the distrust that prevented the Australia Card from being introduced a generation ago to provide effective digital ID…
