Major retailers Kmart, Bunnings and The Good Guys have confirmed they are using facial recognition in stores to prevent theft. Does this revelation concern you? 📷

Pleased to see Office of the Australian Information Commissioner acting responsively to CHOICE's investigation into the use of facial recognition technology by major Australian retailers. I'm looking forward to working with OAIC to ensure businesses meet community expectations when it comes to these practices.

A pleasure to chat to Backchat on FBi on behalf of CHOICE last Saturday. We discussed how inaccuracy in facial recognition tech could lead to profiling, discrimination and exclusion if left unchecked.

- Amy Pereira, from CHOICE, on big retailers, Kmart, The Good Guys and Bunnings, needing to account for the ingrained biases within their facial recognition technologies.

This is an important step in the right direction for The Good Guys AU, and a decision we know reflects community expectations. Now waiting on Bunnings and Kmart Australia to do the same.

I love to see it. You can read CHOICE's complaint asking Office of the Australian Information Commissioner to investigate Bunnings and Kmart here: choice.com.au/consumer-advoc…

The national privacy watchdog has launched an investigation into Kmart and Bunnings following a damning public report on their use of facial recognition technology. Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

CHOICE welcomes OAIC investigation into use of controversial facial recognition technology by retailers mailchi.mp/65f7b2856e57/c…

FCA has released a report showing buy now pay later is not a free or low-cost option compared to traditional credit cards. Watch this short video to learn more. ow.ly/4wCc50JZTx0

✅ Bunnings, KmartAU and The Good Guys pause use of facial recognition tech ✅Office of the Australian Information Commissioner launch investigation into retail use of FRT ✅ Public engages in robust discussion on privacy and uses of emerging tech 🏆Couldn't be prouder of CHOICE's work this past month!

Happy Monday!🙌 afr.com/companies/reta…

It's a slippery slope people. Necessary for hardware stores = necessary everywhere.

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I wrote a thing! The thing is on consumer protection in the data-driven economy and options for reform. You can read it in the newest issue of the Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law here: sites.thomsonreuters.com.au/journals/2023/… #consumerprotection #data