NSW government introduces photo verification for online transactions

NSW will use photo verification, or ‘facial signatures’ as part of a pilot involving online government transactions.

17 November, 2022

ATO awards $11m contract for face scanning technology

A UK biometric authentication company will provide face scanning technology for myGovID.

17 March, 2021

Face recognition laws ‘could allow mass surveillance’

Proposed legislation would have allowed the government to collect and share biometric data.

25 October, 2019

Australia to trial world first city surveillance system

Australian cities will be a test bed for ‘next generation security’ systems that will combine live video with advanced real-time analytics for a level of surveillance impossible with current technology. ICT vendor NEC Australia, a major supplier of biometric software to government, has partnered with Silicon Valley vision analytics startup CrowdOptic to develop the technology. […]

13 December, 2017

All aboard the surveillance express (Opinion)

To nobody’s surprise the special COAG anti-terrorism meeting has endorsed the Federal Government’s plans to vastly increase the apparatus of the surveillance state. The leaders of all Australia’s states and territories have agreed to the establishment of a national facial recognition system, based on the photographs and personal information contained on driver’s licences. They have […]

5 October, 2017

CrimTrac shops for $30m biometric ID overhaul

Aging national fingerprint system gets head-to-toe digital upgrade.

25 June, 2015

Biometric facial matching for outbound Aussie passengers accelerated

Terror crackdown prompts Customs to expedite installation of new biometric passport gates.

27 May, 2015

DFAT biometrics panel spans across agency borders

By Paul Hemsley The federal government is looking to deepen its use of facial and voice recognition technology for producing and issuing travel documents through the Australian Passport Office (APO). The APO, which operates under the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has issued a request for tender that seeks “specialised biometric support” in […]

26 November, 2013

Big biometric upgrade for Immigration

By Julian Bajkowski The Department of Immigration and Citizenship has gone to market for a substantial upgrade of its biometric identification systems that use facial recognition and fingerprinting systems to electronically check-up on prospective entrants to Australia. Tender documents released to the market reveal that Immigration authorities are seeking to buy commercial-off-the-shelf technology that will […]

15 October, 2012