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Security exemptions for data gathering must reflect risk, Australian official tells retailers

( February 28, 2025, 02:23 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Retailers hoping to claim exemptions from Australian privacy law designed to prevent serious threats to health, safety and security of customers must be able to demonstrate that the measures are proportionate to the risks identified. In a speech to a retail conference, Australian Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind also said it was important that retailers take reasonable steps to secure any personal information they held, suggesting that the best way to do this was to “not correct it in the first place.” Kind referred to her recent determination in the case of hardware retailer Bunnings, which the commissioner found had violated customers’ privacy by gathering biometric data.Australian Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind's speech follows: ...

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