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A February tribunal ruling gave retailers legal authority to scan faces without consent—as long as they invoke staff safety. Bunnings' system processes your face in 4.17 milliseconds. With 100,000 retail crime incidents in Victoria alone. Full article Kingaroy.org ↙️ www.kingaroy.org/bunnings-fac...
4.17 Milliseconds: How a Tribunal Ruling Opened the Door to Retail Surveillance
A February tribunal decision overturned privacy findings against Bunnings' facial recognition system—processing your face in 4.17 milliseconds without consent. With retail violence hitting 100,000 inc...
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February 16, 2026 at 11:23 AM
A February tribunal ruling gave retailers legal authority to scan faces without consent—as long as they invoke staff safety. Bunnings' system processes your face in 4.17 milliseconds. With 100,000 retail crime incidents in Victoria alone. Full article Kingaroy.org ↙️ www.kingaroy.org/bunnings-fac...
