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Briefing
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- Biometric Recognition – Australia’s Department of Immigration and Border Protection planning to implement biometric recognition in airports to automate processing of passengers
- Paperless and Human-Less Processing – Will replace physical tickets and passports with contactless technology and manned stations with electronic stations that will scan faces, irises and fingerprints
- Seamless and Secure Process – Address expected increases in incoming air passengers, while ensuring process is seamless and not compromising border security
- Privacy and Ethical Implications – Raise privacy and ethical concerns about data security, with tech and biometrics expert Professor Katina Michael indicating possible data theft, unemployment, and discrimination
- Supporting View – Information security expert and reporter Patrick Gray views plan as appropriate, given already heavy surveillance and biometric testing in airports
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Accelerator
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Market Disruption
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Sector
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Government (excluding military), Military and Security
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Organization
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Australian Government Department of Immigration and Border Protection
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Source
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Original Publication Date
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January 24, 2017
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