Facial, Fingerprint Recognition to Be Part of MyGov

The government is assuring the public their data is not being collected.

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Facial, Fingerprint Recognition to Be Part of MyGov — A fingerprint is scanned at Argus Solutions in Sydney, Australia on Aug. 11, 2005. Ian Waldie/Getty Images

11/13/2023Updated: 11/14/2023

The Australian government will roll out additional biometric security measures for key online government services in 2024 to curb a surge of online scam activities.

It comes after the federal government revealed it had to deal with thousands of scam attempts at myGov accounts each month.

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Alfred Bui is an Australian reporter based in Melbourne and focuses on local and business news. He is a former small business owner and has two master’s degrees in business and business law. Contact him at [email protected].

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