Bunnings breached privacy laws by using facial recognition on customers, Commissioner finds
Retail giant Bunnings has breached privacy laws by using facial recognition technology on its customers, according to a landmark finding by the Privacy Commissioner ...
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”.
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 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.
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’ use of facial recognition breaches Australian Privacy Act
Bunnings has breached the privacy of customers by collecting their personal and sensitive information through a facial recognition technology (FRT) system, according to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC).
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 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,
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