Australian Officials Begin Assessment Process to Certify Yoti’s Biometric ID App
Yoti has started down the path toward becoming a government-accredited, official ID app in Australia. The company has announced that it has received the green…
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Australian States Trial Biometric Quarantine Enforcement System
In a move meant to help keep communities safe during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, two of Australia’s most populous states have announced trials of a system…
Privacy Advocates Raise Concerns About Australia’s Proposed Online Safety Act
Australian privacy advocates have raised concerns about a new Online Safety Act that is currently in front of the country’s Parliament. The Act would grant…
Australia’s Department of Home Affairs Seeks Portable Biometric Devices for Border Force
The Australian Border Force (ABF) has announced it has put out a request for technology vendors for a fleet of new portable biometric devices capable of both…
Australian Gov’t to Let Private Firms Use Proposed Biometric ID Platform
Scott Morrison’s Australian government has shared some more details about its anticipated digital business plan, which will allocate $800 million to help…
Australia’s COVID-19 Response Includes Face-based Digital Identity System
The Australian government is responding to COVID-19 with an $800 million digital business plan to accelerate the country’s economic recovery. Most of that…
Security Researchers Suggest Chinese Authorities Could Collect Biometric Data of TikTok Users
A pair of computer security experts from Edith Cowan University (ECU) in Perth, Australia, are raising concerns regarding the safety of data collected from…
Australian Rights Commissioner Calls for Better Biometric Facial Recognition Legislation
Edward Santow is asking Australian lawmakers to pass more stringent facial recognition regulations. Santow is the country’s Human Rights Commissioner, and…
IDEMIA Renews Biometrics Contract with Australia’s Largest Police Force
IDEMIA has extended its business relationship with Australia’s New South Wales Police Force, with the two parties agreeing to a six-year contract for the…
Australian State to Share Driver’s License Data with National Biometrics Database
The Western Australian (WA) government has introduced legislation that will allow it to begin sharing citizen’s driver’s license information with the National…