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Australian plans for facial recognition database stall in parliament

By Laurel Henning ( October 25, 2019, 04:12 GMT | Insight) -- Draft Australian laws that would have allowed the country’s government to create a facial recognition database and automate the sharing of passport data have suffered a setback after a parliamentary committee said the bills needed redrafting. Australia’s Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security returned the two bills to the government this week, following concerns that they posed privacy risks.Draft Australian laws that would have allowed the country’s government to create a facial recognition database and automate the sharing of passport data have suffered a setback after a parliamentary committee said the bills needed redrafting....

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