Western Australia’s police are now scanning faces in real time. The technology works – roughly. The laws to govern it do not yet exist.
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The Privacy Commissioner found Kmart should have tried other options before facial recognition systems – and told customers what it was doing.
Despite the ruling against Bunnings, Australian businesses can continue to collect your biometric information without your explicit consent by simply putting up signs.
Our facial information is sensitive – yet companies and individuals can collect, sell and manipulate it without our consent. Australian law must change to protect us all.
