Australian school facial recognition company gets government funding

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LoopLearn - a controversial school facial recognition start-up from Melbourne, Australia - have received an Accelerating Commercialisation grant from the Australian federal government. 

The technology claims to currently be being trialed in 100 schools across Australia - though the company refuse to confirm which schools they claim due to 'commercial confidentiality'. The company also claims that only around 1% of parents were concerned by the technology when asked.

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Publisher: PerthNow

Writer: Claire Heaney