The federal Privacy Commissioner is investigating the personal information-handling practices of Bunnings and Kmart, focusing on their use of facial recognition technology to identify people who had previously been involved in “incidents of concern”.
Tom Burton has held senior editorial and publishing roles with The Mandarin, The Sydney Morning Herald and as Canberra bureau chief for The Australian Financial Review. He has won three Walkley awards. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at tom.burton@afr.com
