Pretty poor form from Bunnings/Hammerbarn.
In short
A landmark decision by the Privacy Commissioner has found hardware chain Bunnings breached privacy laws by using facial recognition technology on its customers.
Retailers argue the technology helps prevent theft, but the Privacy Commissioner says Bunnings did not gain proper consent to capture people's unique biometric data.What's next?
The Commissioner has ordered Bunnings not to repeat the behaviour and to destroy all personal information collected.
Shame there won’t be a financial penalty.
I always leave home with a balaclava on for this reason