Counter-terrorism officials in Australia have championed using facial recognition for tackling serious crime despite privacy concerns persisting over the use technology. Monash University Criminal Jurisprudence Professor Liz Campbell said it breaches privacy rights by allowing the collection, storage and sharing of personal details of innocent people not yet suspected of an offence. Police in New South Wales are set to make use of a system matching CCTV footage to driving licence information, although further regulations need to be overcome before it can be implemented. The Australian Federal Police, which is responsible for policing Australia’s borders, has been working with US authorities on an initiative called “Operation Sovereign Borders”, aimed at identifying and stopping people who enter or leave Australia by Members of the public cannot opt out from having their personal information included in the database.
Counter-terrorism officials in Australia have championed using facial recognition for tackling serious crime despite privacy concerns persisting over the use technology. Police in New South Wales are set to make use of a system matching CCTV footage to driving licence information, although further regulations need to be overcome before it can be implemented. The Australian Federal Police, which is responsible for policing Australia’s borders, has been working with US authorities on an initiative called “Operation Sovereign Borders”, aimed at identifying and stopping people who enter or leave Australia by Members of the public cannot opt out from having their personal information included in the database.