Australia needs to face up to the dangers of facial recognition technology | David Paris

State and federal governments must follow the lead of cities here and abroad to suspend its use and develop a regulatory frameworkIn the 20 years of the “war on terror” Australia has led from the front in expanding powers for law enforcement and ramping up surveillance at the expense of public rights and freedoms. Among the seemingly endless barrage of national security legislation and surveillance that creeps into every aspect of our personal lives, more and more of our public space