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Big name stores trial 'Big Brother' cameras

Kmart is one of the three major Australian retailers using the facial recognition technology in its stores.

Kmart is one of the three major Australian retailers using the facial recognition technology in its stores. Source: AAP/PAUL MILLER/AAPIMAGE

A Choice report has revealed several major retailers in Australia are using facial recognition technology with many people unaware of the practice. Bunnings, K-Mart and The Good Guys are recording "facial fingerprints" of customers, but the practice could face greater scrutiny.



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