Western Australia Police invited additional criticism and controversy into their June pilot of live facial recognition with transparency and consultation decisions that an advocate for Australian First Nations people dismisses as “tokenism.” ABC News quotes an Australian academic who notes facial recognition algorithms have “historically” performed worse when matching certain demographics, including women and people with darker skin. Incomplete dataA 2023 evaluation by the UK National Physical Laboratory showed no significant demographic differentials from NEC’s real-time facial recognition algorithms at the recommended settings. The Office of the Information Commissioner for Western Australia says it was not invited to take part in “meaningful” consultation. Article TopicsAustralia | biometric matching | biometrics | demographic fairness | facial recognition | law enforcement | live facial recognition