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Source: IT News AU - Posted by Anthony Pell
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A scheme to collect biometrics data from people seeking asylum in Australia will be introduced to crack down on identity fraud in both Sydney and Melbourne.
The scheme will see protection visa applicants asked to voluntarily provide a digital facial image and a scan of their fingerprints.
Participation in the first six months would be "voluntary", but at the end of the pilot the Government would counsider making it compulsary, Senator Evans, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship said in a statement.
Biometrics uses measurable biological characteristics to establish a unique identity for a person. Those characteristics are recorded and referred to for identification purposes.
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