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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.

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[–] Salvo@aussie.zone 17 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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 7 points 1 month ago

Of course not. All methy agro maniacs carefully consider surveillance before going ballistic at random.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 1 points 1 month ago

Bunnings released customer footage in response to being told thet were violating customer privacy. Fucking lel

[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Bunnings: Lowest ethics are just the beginning [jingle]

[–] muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Please stand with your feet in the circle, remove any hats or glasses and look straight ahead before receiving your snag

[–] INHALE_VEGETABLES@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Drink verification snag now.

[–] joelfromaus@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Cort@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Eh, username checks out. The guy literally inhales vegetables, why wouldn't he try to drink a snag?

[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Can't wait for the next Democracy Sausage.

Vote Greens

[–] muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee -4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The greens are completly unrealistic in their policy

[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's better than Union Busting and leaving the working class to live in cars - Albo's specialty.

[–] muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee -4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I was looking forward to my late stage tax cuts but albo killed those and i doubt the greens would have done anything different.

[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago

Grats on being in the top 10% of taxpayers I guess

[–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 month ago

I love how people make such broad statements as though the ALP and LNP aren't complete fucking shitballs but hey.... The Greens policies.. After all it took 50 years ti get to the stage so we best keep digging the same hole with the tweddle dum or tweedle dee. As though a livable planet is such an unecessary thing and not the basis of everything we are.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

One can only hope they get seriously fined for that, maybe per incident of scanning someone. But I doubt it.