The Abbott government is spending $18.5 million to roll out a national facial biometric capability to support efforts to catch terrorists and other criminals stealing or attempting to hide their identities to commit offences.
Twitter received 10 emergency requests for user data from the Australian government in the second half of 2014.
The Australian Federal Police has dismissed Orwellian fears about facial recognition, advocating the biometrics technique as a critical piece of the law enforcement toolset for protecting citizens.
Telstra received about 40,000 requests for customer information from Australian government agencies in the second half of 2013, not counting national security requests, the telco has revealed.
A standards-based approach to IT Service Management (ITSM) adopted by the Queensland Public Safety Network Management Centre has resulted in consistent and reliable delivery of IT to the state’s law enforcement and public safety agencies, according to the centre’s director, John McIntosh.