Australia’s privacy regulator has updated its guidance for facial recognition in shops and other commercial spaces, incorporating a tribunal decision that narrowed one part of its earlier position on consent. […]

Western Australia Police Commissioner Col Blanch has voiced support for retailers deploying facial recognition in stores, suggesting the technology could help identify wanted offenders, including individuals on sex-offender registers. His […]

Australia’s Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has ruled that Kmart’s use of facial recognition in its stores was unlawful, finding that the retailer violated the country’s Privacy Act […]

Australia’s privacy regulator has released detailed guidelines for private sector organizations using facial recognition technology (FRT) in commercial and retail environments. The guidance from the Office of the Australian Information […]

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has determined that Bunnings Group Limited violated Australian privacy laws by implementing facial recognition technology across 63 of its hardware stores in […]

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has officially launched an investigation into Bunnings and Kmart Australia. In doing so, the agency is following up on a recommendation from […]

New statistics on data breaches from Australian officials suggest that “this problem isn’t going away any time soon,” suggests Gemalto. As the company’s latest blog post explains, the Office of […]