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. The funding is part of the $1.3 billion invested over the last 12 months to combat terrorism. From mid-2016, law enforcement and government agencies will share and match photographs on identity documents to strengthen identity-checking processes while maintaining strong privacy safeguards, the government said on Wednesday. The capability will initially provide a one-to-one image-based verification service to Commonwealth agencies, with other agencies expected to join over time. This service will enable law enforcement and security agencies to match one photograph of an unknown person against many photographs contained in government records to help establish their identity. The government said this process will expedite putting a name to the face of terror suspects, murderers, and armed robbers, and will also help to detect fraud cases involving criminals using multiple identities. The capability will not be a centralised biometric database and will not retain or store any images that are shared between agencies, the government said. It adds to the government’s recently introduced Document Verification Service, which enables organisations to electronically match identifying information or credentials – but not photographs – on certain government-issued identity documents. Identity crime is one of the most common and costly crimes affecting up to 900,000 Australians each year, and now surpasses assault, motor vehicle theft and robbery, the government said. A report by the Attorney-General’s Department and the Australian Institute of Criminology estimated that identity crime costs $2 billion a year. Follow CIO Australia on Twitter and Like us on Facebook… Twitter: @CIO_Australia, Facebook: CIO Australia, or take part in the CIO conversation on LinkedIn: CIO Australia Follow Byron Connolly on Twitter:@ByronConnolly Related content feature 優秀な社員が辞めてしまう12の理由と、それを防ぐ方法 人材は最大の資産であり、社員の離職をなくすことはできないが、以下の戦略は、優秀な人材を確保するのに役立つ。 By Mary Pratt Jun 04, 2023 2 mins Hiring Careers IT Management feature CSPMの自動化でクラウド セキュリティをどのように向上できるか クラウド セキュリティ ポスチャ管理プラットフォームの自動化機能は、セキュリティとコンプライアンス リスクのモニタリングと修復のプロセスを加速させることができます。 By Enoch Anbu Arasu Ponnuswamy Jun 04, 2023 1 min Cloud Security Data Center Automation feature Expedia poised to take flight with generative AI CTO Rathi Murthy sees the online travel service’s vast troves of data and AI expertise fueling a two-pronged transformation strategy aimed at growing the company by bringing more of the travel industry online. By Paula Rooney Jun 02, 2023 7 mins Travel and Hospitality Industry Digital Transformation Artificial Intelligence case study Deoleo doubles down on sustainability through digital transformation The Spanish multinational olive oil processing company is immersed in a digital transformation journey to achieve operational efficiency and contribute to the company's sustainability strategy. By Nuria Cordon Jun 02, 2023 6 mins CIO Supply Chain Digital Transformation Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe