Less 1:N facial recognition searches, data sharing proposed in Australia gov’t ID bills

The Identity Verification Services Bill 2023 and accompanying amendments bill have been introduced in Australia’s parliament as a cut-down version of the Identity-matching Services Bill of 2019. The new legislation would block most of the planned government uses of one-to-many facial recognition.

The bills will impact the use of current identity services including the document verification services and the biometric Facial Verification Service (FVS) as well as the National Driver Licence Facial Recognition Solution (NDLFRS).

If passed, they will also …

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