Victorian Driver Licences Will Be Uploaded to Australian Government’s Facial Recognition Database

Victorian Driver Licences Will Be Uploaded to Australian Government’s Facial Recognition Database
Gavin Jennings MP speaks in Victoria's lower house in Melbourne, Australia, on Nov. 21, 2017. Michael Dodge/Getty Images
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The Victorian government has said that every resident’s driver’s licence will be uploaded into an Australian facial recognition database, as it vows that the details will be safe despite previous breaches.

The data upload is part of a test run of a national system to assist governments in law enforcement and counter-terrorism operations.