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Bunnings to appeal Australian watchdog's facial-recognition technology decision

By Saloni Sinha and James Panichi ( November 20, 2024, 06:37 GMT | Insight) -- Australian hardware giant Bunnings Group is set to appeal a ruling by the privacy regulator, which found the company’s use of facial-recognition technology to prevent crime in its stores, along with the collection of sensitive information, was illegal. Bunnings Managing Director Mike Schneider said the company would lodge an appeal with the Administrative Review Tribunal that would challenge the determination by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner relating to the company’s use of the technology. Bunnings Group is set to appeal a ruling by the privacy regulator, which found the Australian hardware giant’s use of facial-recognition technology to prevent crime in its stores, along with the collection of sensitive information, was illegal....

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