I got to hand it to the Australian government. Those guys really know how to push the envelope when it comes to big brother tech. Gemma Jones at the Daily Telegraph has the story,
THE State Government is quietly compiling a mathematical map of almost every adult’s face, sharing information that allows law enforcement to track people by CCTV. Experts said yesterday few people realised their facial features were being recorded in an RTA database of drivers licence photos that the Government has allowed both state and federal police to access.
Today New South Wales, tomorrow the whole of Australia, and then the rest of the west. I am assuming of course that other western governments haven’t already quietly initiated similar programs. That may not be a safe bet.
