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Australia's Bunnings decision doesn't prevent use of facial recognition by other retailers

By Saloni Sinha ( November 26, 2024, 01:31 GMT | Insight) -- The Australian privacy regulator’s recent determination on hardware giant Bunnings Group doesn’t prevent other companies, including supermarkets, from using facial-recognition technology, a top official has said. Speaking to MLex on the sidelines of a conference in Melbourne, Australian Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind said that the decision by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner on Bunnings’ use of facial-recognition technology was about the “facts and circumstances” of the hardware-store operator.The Australian privacy regulator’s recent determination on hardware giant Bunnings Group doesn’t prevent other companies, including supermarkets, from using facial-recognition technology, a top official has said....

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