Australian Government Upgrading National Biometric Database To Include Millions Of Driver's Licenses
Within a few months, millions of driver's licenses will reportedly start to be added to the newly upgraded Australian national biometric database, that's allegedly supposed to help authorities fight back against identity theft, terrorism, and other crimes.
Within 18 months, it's alleged that the database will include every Australian drivers license.
The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission previously suspended the biometric database project that was arranged with the company who had won the contract to bring it to full realization. But there are commercial negotiations that are reportedly still ongoing over the matter.
Some might be surprised to learn that the government has previously allegedly entered into discussions with telecommunications companies to talk about the opportunity of selling them access to their national database.
For some time now, authorities in Australia have already been able to use CCTV footage and run that against their national database which includes passport photos and more. Experts have warned that this database could be used to wrongfully target innocent people, giving authorities too many “possible matches” when they go looking for links between CCTV footage and their database, they say that it would give them too many suspects to track down rather than focusing on a few or one that's truly worth the investigation.
Just a few months ago, new bills were introduced into the Australian parliament that were seeking to formalize their new arrangement for the national biometric databse. With the passage of those bills it would enable law enforcement agencies to collectively utilize the database, sharing information and accessing the database in real time.
A recent ANU poll revealed that many of Australians are living in fear today, with an estimated 45 percent who are concerned that they might potentially become the victim of a terror attack; or that their loved ones might.
This commitment that authorities have pledged to share biometric information will only fuel a further erosion of personal privacy. Legal experts have also pointed out that not only will it be risky to privacy, but that it will be costly and that it's unnecessary.
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I've really lost faith in the human race when people think that every single Australian being under 24/7 surveillance by a government with a history full of corruption and lies and human rights abuses is "good news for Australia" and a "Good Thing" and "Good concept is a very good decision".
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that is good news for Australian Great job.
upgradation is quite Good Thing to be done
Good concept is a very good decision to license driving in biometric mode.
I am more scared of this Orwellian society we are becoming than afraid of so-called terrorists...
I’m also finding it hard to believe that so many Aussies are afraid of being victims in a terrorist attack.
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Much to my eternal frustration, my fellow Aussies have an unhealthy reliance and belief in their mainstream media. No matter how many times these supposed "journalists", radio talking heads and newsreaders are caught lying, they still receive their opinions from these sources.
As these blantant and absurd lies are repeated over and over in every facet of the decreasingly diverse media (the recent merger of Fairfax media (radio and print) with Channel 9 (tv) another example) , they become entrenched and inarguable "facts". No matter how many genuine facts and supporting evidence you present, and what level of detail and historical context you can provide, it makes little difference.
Our reputation of being a nation of dumb drunk racists is sadly well deserved.
Is this a government facial recognition database? Gross. I guess it's time to start wearing masks or painting stripes across our faces.
I hate all politicians and governments are all corrupt, everything is a lie, they have lost their feelings, they do not care how much damage they do, they are inhuman, what they do not know is that there is a divine justice