Australia Discontinues Its National Biometric ID Project

[DamianTV]

https://yro.slashdot.org/story/18/06...ric-id-project

The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission's (ACIC) biometrics project, which adds facial recognition to a national crime database, is being discontinued following reports of delays and budget blowouts. From a report:

This announcement comes after the project was suspended earlier this month and NEC Australia staff were escorted out of the building by security on Monday June 4. [...] ACIC contracted the NEC for the $52 million Biometric Identification Services project with the view of replacing the fingerprint identification system that is currently in place. The aim of the project, which was supposed to run until 2021, was to include palm print, foot prints and facial recognition to aid in police investigations. The Australian government stated that it wanted to provide Australians with a single digital identity by 2025.

They drop theirs, why cant we drop ours? Do we really actually think as a society that Surveillance gives us Safety?

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They drop theirs, why cant we drop ours?

Doesnt seem like it was voluntary. If the US runs out of money, or the capacity to print or borrow, I'm betting a lot of the BS programs will go - but only after infrastructure, education, and services. Get your national park vacation on, while you can.