New Zealand police make use of dozens of facial recognition tools discretely, audit reveals
An audit has shown that New Zealand’s police has more than a dozen facial recognition technology tools in its repertoire…
Australia
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South Australia considering facial recognition for COVID-19 compliance checks
Police forces in South Australia are considering replacing officers’ compliance checks at homes with an app using face biometrics and…
Vix Vizion face biometrics approved for enforcing gambling bans in South Australia
The government of South Australia has selected Vix Vizion to deploy facial recognition to casinos, clubs and other hospitality venues…
Digital ID services coming from private sector with government action in Australia, UK
The government of Australia is planning legislation to allow private sector organizations like banks to act as digital identity providers…
Australia calls for bids on biometric platform for passenger declarations, visas
Australia’s Home Affairs Department has launched a call to tender for the installation of a biometric technology system that will…
One step forward, one back for digital identity plans in Australia
New South Wales’ government has abandoned a plan to roll out a ‘copy solution’ for its mobile driver’s licenses due…
Pending bill delays biometric data upload to drivers’ license database in Australia
Australia’s Capital Territory (ACT) government is planning to upload data to a national biometric database for the management of information…
Government investments in digital identity and biometrics programs progress around the world
Progress and plans for national digital identity systems and biometric e-government solutions have been announced around the world, including a…
Biometric liveness detection planned in Australia, facial recognition in Macau for online government services
The Australia Taxation Office (ATO) has re-launched a tender for biometric anti-spoofing software for the government myGovID digital identity app….
Acesso Digital raises $108M, Daltrey announces funding to scale biometric security business
Brazilian digital identity authentication provider Acesso Digital has raised 580 million reals (US$108 million) in a Series B funding round to…
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