Australian retailers deploy facial recognition as privacy laws stall

Australia’s privacy watchdog will likely investigate Bunnings, Kmart and The Good Guys after a consumer group uncovered the retailers’ use of facial recognition technology on customers. It comes after years of delay to Australian privacy law reform, sparking calls for more urgency and a dedicated facial recognition law. But the retail giants’ argument for using…

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