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Bunnings facial recognition technology in stores breached privacy & ASX hits another record

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The Productivity Commissioner says Bunnings breached customer privacy by using facial recognition technology at some of its New South Wales and Victorian stores without consent, but the company says it was needed to protect the safety of their stakeholders. SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Margarita Vladimirova from the Deakin Law School to find out more; plus the day on the sharemarket with Raymond Chan from Morgans.


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The Productivity Commissioner says Bunnings breached customer privacy by using facial recognition technology at some of its New South Wales and Victorian stores without consent, but the company says it was needed to protect the safety of their stakeholders. SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Margarita Vladimirova from the Deakin Law School to find out more; plus the day on the sharemarket with Raymond Chan from Morgans.


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