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Australia's Kmart appeals regulator's finding that its FRT use violated privacy laws

By James Panichi ( October 27, 2025, 02:37 GMT | Insight) -- Discount retailer Kmart is appealing a finding that the facial-recognition technology deployed in its stores violated Australia’s privacy laws, with a court hearing in an unrelated FRT appeal on Monday told the discount retailer was set to ask for its appeal to be heard only after the other case was resolved. During interactions in the Administrative Review Tribunal in Melbourne, where the unrelated appeal by hardware retailer Bunnings is underway, a lawyer revealed that Kmart had lodged its own appeal with the tribunal — an appeal that had yet to be made public.Kmart is appealing a finding that the facial-recognition technology deployed in its stores around Australia violated privacy laws, with a court hearing in an unrelated FRT appeal on Monday told the discount retailer was set to ask for its appeal to be heard only after the other case was resolved....

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