Maori expert criticizes New Zealand’s biometric code
New Zealand is slated to receive its first code of practice for regulating biometric data by mid-2025. Members of the…
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NZ face biometrics service passes BixeLab test with no significant bias
Radio New Zealand calls it a “good news IT story for a change.” The facial recognition system New Zealand’s government…
Discrimination concerns arise as NZ police expand biometric data use
Incorporating biometric data into policing raises concerns of bias and discrimination, particularly against Māori and Pasifika populations, a Māori technology…
Digital identity inclusion initiatives serve indigenous populations of NZ and Australia
In New Zealand, funds from the Spark Foundation will be used to bring more Māori into the digital space, while…
New Zealand plans public consultations on draft biometrics code in early 2024
The Privacy Commissioner of New Zealand Michael Webster says an exposure draft of a biometrics code will be released for…
NZ’s ID verification program is inaccurate and skipped engagement with Māori — reports
New Zealand’s biometric Identity Check program is suffering from poor performance and a break in public trust, according to media…
NZ police illegally collecting biometric data from Māori, new investigation suggests
New Zealand police forces are unlawfully taking, storing, and using people’s private biometric information according to a joint investigation by…
Māori say New Zealand govt ignoring them on digital ID work
One of the fundamental rules of face biometrics is to be inclusive, but that advice allegedly was ignored in New…
Māori data experts want indigenous data to be classified as a ‘treasured possession’
Legislative frameworks for digital identity and data to be introduced by the New Zealand government this year have been criticized…
Controversy trails facial recognition projects for New Zealand
A facial recognition project in New Zealand which seeks to make face biometrics available for public institutions and approved private…
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