Roger Clarke, one of my favorite privacy experts, rips apart the Australian Government's attempt to make their face recognition technology trial look good. Face recognition systems have not been found to work well and are very intrusive. Here's another attempt to make them look better than they are.
Australian Govt Tries To Make Face-Recognition Look Good »
Joichi Ito
Feb 07, 2004 - 15:25 UTC »
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APAIto, J. (2004, February 7). Australian Govt Tries To Make Face-Recognition Look Good. Joi Ito's Web [Blog post]. https://joi.ito.com/weblog/2004/02/07/australian-govt.html
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MLAIto, Joichi. “Australian Govt Tries To Make Face-Recognition Look Good.” Joi Ito's Web, 7 February 2004 https://joi.ito.com/weblog/2004/02/07/australian-govt.html. Accessed 5 Sep 2025
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Chicago (CMS)Ito, Joichi. “Australian Govt Tries To Make Face-Recognition Look Good.” Joi Ito's Web (Blog), February 7, 2004, https://joi.ito.com/weblog/2004/02/07/australian-govt.html
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HarvardIto, J. (2004). Australian Govt Tries To Make Face-Recognition Look Good. Joi Ito's Web. https://joi.ito.com/weblog/2004/02/07/australian-govt.html
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VancouverIto J. Australian Govt Tries To Make Face-Recognition Look Good. Joi Ito's Web [Internet]. 2004 Feb 7; Available from: https://joi.ito.com/weblog/2004/02/07/australian-govt.html
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@online{Ito2004Australian, author = {Ito, Joichi}, title = {{Australian Govt Tries To Make Face-Recognition Look Good}}, journal = {Joi Ito's Web}, type = {Blog}, url = {https://joi.ito.com/weblog/2004/02/07/australian-govt.html}, urldate = {2025-09-05}, date = {2004-02-07}, year = {2004}, month = {Feb}, day = {7} }
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