The State of Facial Recognition in Australia

Tech for Evil (Tech4Evil.com)

Jul 20 2022 | 01:05:42

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Show Notes

Our guest for this episode is Andrew McAlister, a Data Ethics & Privacy Expert. Today, Australia stands out as the only democracy to use facial recognition technology to enforce COVID-19 restrictions. The private sector is participating too. Last year, 7-Eleven in Australia collected the facial prints of 1.6 million customers without their knowledge or consent....

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