Bunnings facial recognition found to breach Privacy Act | ABC NEWS

A landmark decision by the Privacy Commissioner has found hardware chain Bunnings breached privacy laws by using facial recognition technology on its customers.
Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE
Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-1...
Digital rights advocate Kate Bowers says the privacy commissioner found the invasive technology was not proportionate to its stated aims of reducing shoplifting and antisocial behaviour.

ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation.

For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY
Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1

Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2
Like ABC News on Facebook:   / abcnews.au  
Follow ABC News on Instagram:   / abcnews_au  
Follow ABC News on X (Twitter):   / abcnews  

Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated.

#ABCNews #ABCNewsAustralia