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Track twenty, unit nine, necessity is the mother of invention

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[…] Good morning! Lucy Bell with you on Focus this week. Today we're talking about the value you place on your face, and who can record, track and access its image. Without much fanfare, three CCTV cameras with facial recognition technology were switched on for a twelve month trial in east Perth earlier this year. The trial is being managed by Perth city council, which is currently the subject of a public inquiry, and being run by government appointed commissioners. Western Australia is the only state without overarching legislation around privacy and data sharing in the public sector, and the government is gearing up to fix that. There's currently a discussion paper on privacy and responsible information sharing online, but a spokesperson for attorney general John Quickly says that facial recognition technology is not part of the government's proposed changes to our laws. My question to you today is: how do you feel about being watched, having your face scanned and potentially stored in a database? […]

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