Australian government’s facial recognition database to land next year

[1] The Attorney-General’s department has revealed that the Australian government’s national system for law enforcement agencies to share citizens’ facial images will be in place by mid-next year.

[2] This will help the country’s law enforcement bodies to match faces to images on visas, passports, and driver’s licences – in an effort to deal with organized crime.

[3] The system is expected to initially offer functionality to match identities of known individuals, before later being extended to match unknown individuals.

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[Source]  Australian Information Technology News – Australian government’s facial recognition database to land next year