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  • Biometrics special: Who are you?

    Forgotten your password again? Read on to find out how you'll be logging on, checking in, and signing off in the very near future.

  • Aust biometric passport trial to start next month

    The Australian Customs Service (ACS) has revealed a late-November start date for its biometric passport recognition pilot at Sydney Airport ahead of a likely nationwide rollout of the system.

  • 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.

  • Biometric pace of change gives Canberra the jitters

    The Australian government has high hopes for biometric identification to cope with increasing numbers of international travellers, but the rate of technological change is causing investment jitters, say government insiders.

  • AU government clears identity verification system

    The federal government has accredited the ANZ Bank's Identrus public key infrastructure system under its Gatekeeper program, an essential precursor to implementation in government departments and agencies.

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  • Biometrics special: Who are you?

    Forgotten your password again? Read on to find out how you'll be logging on, checking in, and signing off in the very near future.

  • One billion passports to get biometrics, RFID by 2015

    Civil liberties groups from both sides of the Atlantic have joined forces to oppose the proposed introduction and cross-border sharing of biometrics and RFID in more than one billion passports worldwide.

  • E-passports to put new face on old documents

    Countries begin test programs -- get ready for a facial scan the next time you take an overseas flight.

  • Biometrics: Still searching for a pulse

    A few years ago, the uptake of biometric technology was considered a sure thing. But fast forward to present day and ZDNet Australia can reveal that companies are reluctant to use biometrics due to their negative stigma.

  • What's in store for 2003

    Broadband, wireless, the increasing prevalence of voice technologies, Web services .Net and Java based platforms - 2003 is already shaping up to be an interesting year.

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