Only use biometric identification in 'limited circumstances,' Australian privacy official says
( May 22, 2024, 07:17 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Biometric identification systems and facial-recognition technologies should only be used for one-to-many matching for commercial purposes “in very limited circumstances,” a top Australian privacy official has said. In a written version of a speech delivered to a biometric conference in Sydney, Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind said that the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner was increasingly focused on the appropriate level of regulation of biometric technologies, which should only be used “when it is reasonably necessary for, and the risks to privacy are proportional to, the functions or activity.”The written speech delivered by Australian Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind follows: ...
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