Adelaide to ban police from accessing new facial recognition software

Adelaide City Council is planning to rollout sophisticated facial recognition software to replace its CCTV network. The South Australian capital is in the process of securing personal privacy protections for those whose identities are recognised by the technology. Adelaide has announced plans to invest $3 million into new technology that will supersede its CCTV network.…

Goals set at COP26 are “lip service”, show “credibility gap”

The Climate Action Tracker (CAT)—which records and analyses global climate policy and action—says not nearly enough is being done to slow the effects of global warming. The COP26 climate summit draws to a close as CAT opens the floodgates, criticising government inaction and insufficient climate targets. According to findings released in their Warming Projections Update…