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Government risks over reach on tougher national security laws
While, at first glance, uploading all of Australia’s drivers licence photos into a central data base in the name of national security seems logical, it is not without some serious…
The worst is the obvious potential for “big brother” style surveillance of individuals who may not represent threats to the safety of the realm through the rapidly growing national network of CCTV cameras in shopping centres, on streets and…
Critics, including members of the Australian Privacy Foundation, have been quick to point out the use of the driver’s licence images in conjunction with facial recognition technology could breach international…