Facial Recognition in Bunnings stores
Information Certainty: Documented
Deployment Purpose: Commercial Surveillance
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Products and Institutions:
| Product Deployed | Unknown Products 0025 |
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| Datasets | Unknown Dataset 0042 |
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Status and Events:
| Status | Ongoing |
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| Events | Start (2 January 2021, Speculative, , At least since then) |
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Users:
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| Managed by | Bunnings |
| Used by | Bunnings |
Location:
| City | Mount Gravatt |
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| Country ⠉ | Australia |
Description[ ]
In 2022, consumer group CHOICE carried out a survey of Australian retailers. It asked them whether they used facial recognition technologies. Some, such as Bunnings, admitted to their use. Bunnings is a hardware chain with about 280 stores across Australia.
A spokesperson for Bunnings said the technology was used in select stores “to help prevent theft and support the safety of our team and customers” and was in line with the Privacy Act. “In recent years, we’ve seen an increase in the number of challenging interactions our team have had to handle in our stores and this technology is an important tool in helping us to prevent repeat abuse of team and customers,” he said 1
References
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- ^ "Bunnings, Kmart and The Good Guys say they use facial recognition for 'loss prevention'. An expert explains what it might mean for you". (2022) <http://theconversation.com/bunnings-kmart-and-the-good-guys-say-they-use-facial-recognition-for-loss-prevention-an-expert-explains-what-it-might-mean-for-you-185126> Accessed: 2022-06-15