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Latest news: Identification Technology
Dark side of young people's phone habit revealed
Online tracking and monitoring have become common among family and friends but a study suggests the practice could pose problems in romantic relationships.
May 15, 2025
'Game-changer' app for Indigenous people without ID
Low birth registration, cultural naming norms and homelessness contribute to a lack of standard ID documents that one Indigenous-led platform aims to address.
Dec 09, 2024
Fists, knives, guns: why Bunnings turned to facial data
Lowest prices were just the beginning for hundreds of thousands of Australians whose facial data was recorded by Bunnings without their consent.
Nov 19, 2024
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Future AI chatbots may secretly dob on their users
Subtle changes in the words used by generative AI tools could act as a virtual watermark for the text they produce to tip off readers, research has found.
Oct 23, 2024
Australians to tap into world-leading ID verification
A government project called Trust Exchange is set to give people more control over sharing sensitive information about themselves.
Aug 12, 2024
Safeguards needed to police fake porn generation apps
Some phone apps and websites have little to no protections to stop people from using AI-image generation to create porn from photos without a person's consent.
May 30, 2024
Stronger data protections for voluntary digital IDs
Private businesses will be able to use a new digital ID system that will be put in place to make it easier for Australians to verify their identity online.
Mar 27, 2024
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Consultation opens to combat 'malicious' practice
The community is being urged to provide feedback on new laws that will address the "deeply disturbing" issue of doxxing, as public consultation gets underway.
Mar 10, 2024
Aussies stick with old passwords despite new hacks
Australian internet users are being urged to change their passwords and vary them across accounts as online crime rises.
Nov 19, 2023
Man accused of being in contempt over deepfake images
A man arrested on the Gold Coast on charges relating to deepfake images of identified individuals is also accused of being in contempt of Federal Court orders.
Nov 03, 2023
Stadium deploys facial recognition after pitch invasion
A disastrous pitch invasion has prompted AAMI Park to install facial recognition technology and tennis arenas including Rod Laver could be next to use it.
Sep 28, 2023
Digital ID bid to shield Australians from data breaches
The nation's digital ID system is being expanded and strengthened in an attempt to better protect the data and privacy of Australians.
Sep 19, 2023
TikTok suspends millions of underage users
The social media giant is open to the idea of a government-run age verification database to stop children lying about their age to access the app.
Jul 26, 2023
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