NEC sues Australian agency for biometric contract cancellation
NEC Australia is going to court to seek compensation from the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) for the cancellation of…
Australia
Australia pauses biometric boarding trial as pilots in India and Russia begin
The only operational trial of biometric facial recognition smartgates at Australia’s international airports’ arrival gates has been put on hold…
Facial recognition debate flares up in Israel and continues in UK and Australia
Cameras deep inside the Palestinian West Bank with facial recognition from Israeli biometrics company AnyVision allow authorities in Israel to…
New South Wales plans major biometrics integration with transport system
The Government of New South Wales, Australia, is planning to make biometrics a central part of its future transport plans,…
Inquiry says canceled Australian biometric contract premature but supports police facial recognition
The business case for Australia’s canceled Biometric Identification Services (BIS) project was only partially developed or poorly articulated, and never…
IDEX granted Australian patent for remote biometric payment card enrollment
The Australian Patent and Trademark Office has granted IDEX Biometrics a foundational patent for unconnected on-card enrollment of biometric smart…
2019 Women in Biometrics Awards winners announced
The 2019 Women in Biometrics Awards have been announced, with four leaders in the biometric identity and security industry being…
Digital rights declaration signed by Sydney could limit public facial recognition
Sydney has signed the Cities Coalition for Digital Rights declaration, ZDNet reports, which could have significant ramifications for the deployment…
Identity Expo
Identity Expo Canberra, Australia August 6 – 7, 2019 The Identity Conference and Expo is the largest conference and expo…
Cyber Security in Government
Cyber Security in Government Canberra, Australia August 6-7, 2019 The Cyber Security in Government Conference is a two-day event co-located…
