Kmart, Bunnings Warehouse face Australian privacy probes with facial-recognition focus

By Laurel Henning ( July 12, 2022, 06:48 GMT | Insight) -- Australian retailers Kmart and Bunnings Warehouse are facing separate privacy investigations over their personal information handling practices, with the probes set to focus on facial-recognition technology, the country’s privacy regulator has said. In a statement announcing the investigations, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner said it had also made preliminary inquiries with a third retailer, Good Guys Discount Warehouses, after reports the company paused its use of facial-recognition technology.Australian retailers Kmart and Bunnings are facing separate privacy investigations over their personal information handling practices, with the probes set to focus on facial-recognition technology, the country’s privacy regulator has said....

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Kmart, Bunnings Warehouse face Australian privacy probes with facial-recognition focus

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