Hardware barn denies that .004 seconds of facial recognition violated privacy
Claims it was just spotting shoppers who threatened staff at Bluey's favorite big box store Australian hardware chain Bunnings Warehouse will challenge a ruling by local regulators who found it violated shoppers' privacy by checking their identities with facial recognition tech.
Bunnings breached privacy laws by using facial recognition on customers, Commissioner finds
The Privacy Commissioner finds Bunnings Warehouse interfered with the privacy of its customers by using facial recognition without consent in 63 of its stores over a three-year period.
Bunnings facial recognition 'breached' privacy laws
Bunnings’ managing director Mike Schneider said the company believed its use of facial recognition “balanced our privacy obligations and the need to protect our team, customers, and suppliers against the ongoing and increasing exposure to violent and organised crime, perpetrated by a small number of known and repeat offenders”.
Australian hardware chain Bunnings breached privacy with facial recognition tool, regulator says
Wesfarmers-owned Bunnings, the country's biggest home improvement chain, breached the privacy of thousands of customers by using facial recognition technology without gaining consent, an Australian watchdog has found.
Bunnings facial recognition cameras breach Privacy Act, retailer to challenge ruling
Bunnings’ use of facial recognition technology breached the Privacy Act, a commission has ruled, but the retail giant says it will fight the ruling.
Bunnings breached privacy of its customers by using facial recognition cameras at NSW and Victoria stores: Privacy commissioner
Bunnings breached the privacy of its customers by using facial recognition cameras at warehouses in two states, the privacy commissioner has ruled.
Bunnings breached privacy laws with facial recognition technology, commissioner says
The landmark ruling found Bunnings had taken customers' private information without consent, failed to take steps to notify them and had left gaping holes in its privacy policy.
Bunnings Warehouse Breached Privacy Laws By Using Facial Recognition On Customers
Bunnings Warehouse has been found to have breached the privacy of customers thanks to the use of facial recognition technology.
Bunnings defends use of facial recognition after privacy breach
Bunnings says the technology’s use appropriately balanced privacy with the need to protect staff against violent and organised crime.
Bunnings facial recognition cameras breached hundreds of thousands of customer’s privacy: OAIC
Bunnings has been found to have invaded the privacy of what is estimated to be hundreds of thousands of customers through the use of “intrusive” facial recognition cameras at 63 stores across Victoria and NSW.
Bunnings breached privacy of shoppers while using facial-recognition CCTV
"We had hoped that based on our submissions, the Commissioner would accept our position that the use of FRT appropriately balanced our privacy obligations and the need to protect our team, customers,
Bunnings breached privacy law by scanning customers’ faces – but this loophole lets other shops keep doing it
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Bunnings defends facial recognition after privacy breach
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Nudity, punches in newly released Bunnings CCTV as company found to breach Privacy Act
Bunnings has released shocking security footage of staff members being threatened and assaulted in response to findings from the country’s privacy watchdog that the company breached Australians’ ...
Privacy commissioner launches investigation into World Anti-Doping Agency
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