SYDNEY (Reuters) - Wesfarmers-owned Bunnings, the country's biggest home improvement chain, breached the privacy of thousands of customers by using facial recognition technology without gaining ...

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Australian Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind found that chain hardware retailer Bunnings breached privacy laws through the use of facial recognition technology, according to a report released on Tuesday ...

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The Wesfarmers-owned chain released shocking footage of an armed incident last year in response to a finding from the privacy commissioner it breached laws by bringing in the technology at some ...

Retailers in Australia are the latest companies to back away from facial recognition, albeit under pressure. The Guardian reports Kmart and Bunnings have temporarily halted use of facial recognition ...

Details about the facial recognition system retailer Bunnings deployed for theft prevention are emerging from an ...

In this case against Bunnings, the privacy commissioner has applied that definition. This puts retailers on notice. They will no longer be able to hide behind claims that they “just collect video ...

The former Bunnings security boss says facial recognition technology cannot stop balaclava-wearing thieves, but it can help trace other perpetrators of violent attacks. The Wesfarmers-owned chain ...