Plan for massive facial recognition database sparks privacy concerns

Identity fraud is justification for collecting photos from drivers' licences and passports but critics say plan too invasive

If you've had a driver's licence photo or passport photo taken in Australia in the past few years, it's likely your face will end up in a massive new national network the federal government is trying to create.

Victoria and Tasmania have already begun to upload driver's licence details to state databases that will eventually be linked to a future national one.