Category: Bunnings

Australia to Investigate Kmart and Bunnings Over Use of Facial Recognition Technology

July 13, 2022
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Australian major retailers Bunnings and Kmart have become the subject of an investigation over their use of facial recognition technology in stores. On Tuesday, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) launched a probe into the companies’ “personal information handling practices.” The watchdog has also commenced a preliminary inquiry with The Good Guys, although…

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Major Australian Retail Chains Found Using Facial Recognition on Customers

June 15, 2022
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Three major Australian retailers, Kmart, Bunnings, and The Good Guys, have been found using facial recognition technology on their customers. Consumer group Choice asked 25 leading retailers in Australia whether they were capturing the biometric information of their customers and found the three national brands—who run hundreds of stores across the country—were doing so. Edward…

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Aussies Could Soon Get Vaccinated at Local Woolies, Bunnings, or Officeworks

July 6, 2021
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Australian businesses are putting up their hands to provide public vaccinations sites to their local communities as the rollout is expected to ramp up in September. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Lieutenant-General John Frewen met with business leaders to discuss how industries could get involved in the national vaccine rollout effort. “Commonwealth GPs and hubs, and…

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