Public Beta Expected for Australia’s Biometric Online ID Program This Year
Australia’s Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) has said it is expecting that the biometric component of its myGovID program will be ready for a public beta…
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Australian Government Proposes Facial Identity Verification for Viewing Online Pornography
Biometrics News – Facial Recognition Australia’s Department of Home Affairs has made a proposal to parliament to use facial recognition scans to verify a…
IDEMIA Renews SmartGate Contract with Australian Border Agency
IDEMIA has renewed its border partnership with the Australian Department of Home Affairs. According to the terms of the new contract, IDEMIA will continue to…
Vision-Box Renews SmartGate Partnership with Australian Government
Vision-Box has extended its partnership with the Australian Department of Home Affairs (DHA), reaching an agreement that will allow the SmartGate Departure…
IDEMIA ‘Deepening Investment’ in Biometric Tech for Pacific Airport/Border Control Market
IDEMIA is intensifying its efforts to target the APAC and Australian markets for biometric airport and border control solutions, the company has announced. In…
Victoria Uploads Driver’s Licenses to Australian Surveillance Database
The Australian state of Victoria has uploaded all of its driver’s license photos to the National Driver Licence Facial Recognition Solution (NDLFRS), a…
Unisys Upgrades Face Tech for Biometric Queensland Driver’s Licenses
Unisys has renewed its contract with the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) to facilitate the creation of secure biometric driver’s…
Australian Government Authorities Cancel Biometric Program, Citing Delays
“Responding to the project’s cancelation in a statement, NEC Australia said it is ‘extremely disappointed’ with the ACIC’s decision, and insisted that it ‘has…
Sydney International Airport To Use Facial Recognition As Boarding Pass
“Your face will be your passport and boarding pass, there will be no fumbling for passports,” Sydney Airport’s CEO Geoff Culbert said upon the announcement…
Private, Public Sector Push Australian Airports Toward Biometric Boarding
“News of these efforts comes after the Australian government contracted Portugal-based Vision-Box to provide biometric SmartGates for departures at the…