[1] As details of the $18.5 million national facial biometric matching capability were announced last week by Justice Minister Michael Keenan, concerns are emerging about privacy and how the technology will be used in everyday policing.
[2] Keenan insists the capability is beneficial in allowing Commonwealth agencies and state law enforcement to try to match an unknown person with government database for security purposes.
[3] The introduced Migration Amendment (Strengthening Biometrics Integrity) Bill 2015 gives broader discretionary powers to several Australian agencies to collect biometric data from both Australian citizens and non-citizens.
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