Bunnings Australia wins legal fight to use AI facial recognition in stores
(www.abc.net.au)
from freedickpics@lemmy.ml to privacy@lemmy.ml on 11 Feb 2026 12:50
https://lemmy.ml/post/43012179
from freedickpics@lemmy.ml to privacy@lemmy.ml on 11 Feb 2026 12:50
https://lemmy.ml/post/43012179
Australia’s Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind determined in 2024 that Bunnings breached privacy laws by scanning hundreds of thousands of customers’ faces without their proper consent.
A review of that decision by the Administrative Review Tribunal of Australia has now found the opposite
The retailer did not break the law by scanning customers’ identities, but should improve its privacy policy and notify customers of the use of AI-based facial recognition technology, the ruling said
Petty typical stuff by this point. The privacy-invading company wins, pissweak government makes a few privacy “recommendations” but stops short of enforcing anything
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Well, looks like its medical face mask, big sunnies and blank clothing covering my arms and legs, just to go get some nails.
Make sure you don’t drive either. They scan number plates too
Ok, so put fake plates on before I go as well.
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