Submitted 1 month ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to australia@aussie.zone
Australian Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind found that chain household hardware retailer Bunnings breached privacy laws through the use of facial recognition technology, according to a report released on Tuesday.
Bunnings: Lowest ethics are just the beginning [jingle]
But sausage sizzle tho
Please stand with your feet in the circle, remove any hats or glasses and look straight ahead before receiving your snag
Drink verification snag now.
Can’t wait for the next Democracy Sausage.
^^Vote ^^Greens
One can only hope they get seriously fined for that, maybe per incident of scanning someone. But I doubt it.
Salvo@aussie.zone 1 month ago
And of course, Channel 7 and Channel 9 have published hit-pieces against the Privacy Commission in defence of Bunnings.
They have broadcast video of employees being attacked!
quokka@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Are they somehow suggesting that if Fighty McStealy had been facially-profiled on entering the store that he wouldn’t have done a meth rampage against old mate in a green apron?
makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
Of course not. All methy agro maniacs carefully consider surveillance before going ballistic at random.
Taleya@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Bunnings released customer footage in response to being told thet were violating customer privacy. Fucking lel