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  • Delayed SmartGate trials set for take-off in August

    Despite a series of technical hiccups, the first public trials of Australia's AU$62 million biometric SmartGate project are set to take place in Brisbane in August, six months behind schedule.

  • SmartGate faces toughest challenge

    The controversial SmartGate biometric technology introduced by the Federal Government for processing international travellers at major airports is facing its biggest challenge yet following an expansion of its pilot scheme to include more than 1,000 regular Qantas customers.

  • Customs officially launches SmartGate technology

    The Minister for Justice and Customs, Senator Chris Ellison, has confirmed international interest in passport photo-matching technology launched officially in Sydney today.

  • Customs stalls on releasing biometric passport survey

    The Australian Customs Service (ACS) is refusing to release results of its survey of Qantas personnel participating in a pilot of its SmartGate biometric facial recognition technology at Sydney Airport.

  • Aust biometric passport trial to start next month

    The Australian Customs Service (ACS) has revealed a late-November start date for its biometric passport recognition pilot at Sydney Airport ahead of a likely nationwide rollout of the system.

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