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  • New AU high security passport omits biometrics

    The Australian government yesterday launched a new "tamper-resistant" passport, but has stopped short of including new biometric technologies required for the nation's continued participation in the United States visa waiver program beyond late 2004.

  • Customs stalls on releasing biometric passport survey

    The Australian Customs Service (ACS) is refusing to release results of its survey of Qantas personnel participating in a pilot of its SmartGate biometric facial recognition technology at Sydney Airport.

  • SmartGate critics will be silenced: Report author

    Critics of the SmartGate facial recognition system will soon be silenced said the co-author of the first comprehensive study on the program expected to be released next year.

  • Customs officially launches SmartGate technology

    The Minister for Justice and Customs, Senator Chris Ellison, has confirmed international interest in passport photo-matching technology launched officially in Sydney today.

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