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Bunnings' facial-recognition use created disproportionate privacy risk, top Australian official says

( March 12, 2025, 06:29 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Australian hardware retailer Bunnings Group’s decision to use facial-recognition technology in its stores could only address a relatively small number of incidents and yet interfered with the privacy of everyone, including children, meaning that the decision was disproportionate to its objectives, Australia’s top privacy official said. In a speech delivered in February but released today, Australian Privacy Commission Carly Kind also said that Bunnings had failed to take reasonable steps to notify individuals that their personal information was being collected. Kind used the Bunnings case to illustrate the key privacy considerations she has had to make as Australia’s top privacy official.The full speech by Australia Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind is attached. ...

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