Hardware chain breached law by scanning faces of everyone entering the store against a database of banned customersFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBunnings breached the privacy of potentially hundreds of thousands of Australians through the use of facial recognition technologies in stores to scan every customer on entry that were aimed at addressing loss prevention or store safety, the Australian privacy commissioner has ruled.In 2022, it was revealed the hardware chain was one of a number of retailers using facial recognition tech in stores to check the face of every customer entering the store against a database of banned customers. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/19/bunnings-facial-recognition-technology-breach-stores-ntwnfb
Author : Josh Taylor
Publish date : 2024-11-19 00:20:21
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Bunnings breached privacy of customers by using facial recognition, watchdog finds
