Australian police trial facial recognition for COVID quarantine compliance
Australian police in New South Wales, Victoria, and Western Australia are trialling facial recognition software from Genvis to monitor people in home quarantine. Individuals are required to take selfies when randomly checked, and the software verifies their location and identity. Privacy advocates and the UN have raised concerns about surveillance overreach and potential human rights violations. The trials are voluntary, but critics warn of inaccuracies and mission creep.
- Date it happened
- 2020-11-01
- Organisation involved
- New South Wales Police Force, Victoria Police, Western Australia Police
- Product, system or model
- Genvis facial recognition software
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