Using a government app with blockchain technology can be a great way to keep track of important information. It can also help ensure that only the right information is getting to the right people at the right time.
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Automated conditional payments across the economy
Using smart money technology, the Commonwealth Bank and the CSIRO’s Data61 have conducted a trial of a ‘Smart Money’ app in the context of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). This app attaches conditions to money so it can be spent when certain conditions are met. The application aims to improve the user experience of NDIS participants and reduce the administration costs for NDIS service providers.
The project is part of a wider program to explore how blockchain can be used in government payments. Data61 is a computational systems program and is part of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). The organisation is also working on the Australian National Blockchain, which is designed to store legal contracts.
Dr Mark Staples, a senior principal researcher at Data61, has been conducting research into the benefits of blockchain technology in a conditional payment environment. He believes that the technology holds real promise. It can reimagine payments across the economy. It could increase transparency, provide more choice and reduce fraud. It would also generate greater spending integrity for funders.
The Australia NDIS Government App With Blockchain is a conditional payment environment that involves highly personalised conditions around payments. Each participant has a plan and multiple budget categories. The plan is personalised to the individual, and each plan may contain different spending rules.
Facial recognition applications pose a risk to people with disability in accessing services
Using facial recognition applications to identify people can put their privacy at risk. Several states and cities have banned or imposed restrictions on the use of face recognition technology.
A face recognition system compares an individual’s face to a database of photographs and records the results. It can be helpful in identifying individuals, but it can also disproportionately target certain groups. Moreover, it is a security risk, as criminals can collect and use sufficient personal information to commit identity fraud.
Facial recognition technology is being used by governments and private companies around the world. The technology is a key component of several large-scale projects. It can be useful in law enforcement, crime-solving, and health applications. But it has also been criticised for its disproportionate targeting of certain groups.
The technology can also fail to identify disabled students. For example, the software may flag suspicious movements of the mouse or keyboard, but it may not recognize input from assistive technology.
Another example is the Fawkes app, which is a social media “cloaking” device that modifies specific pixels in an image. The Fawkes app was developed by researchers at the University of Chicago’s Sand Lab, and it is a big step forward for facial recognition.
The European Commission has issued a white paper on the technology and has called for a ban on indiscriminate use of facial identifiers in public spaces. This has led to tough draft rules being proposed in April 2021. However, the implementation of these measures may take years.
