The privacy commissioner has found Kmart broke the Privacy Act with its use of facial recognition technology, ordering the retail giant not to repeat the practice.
It is even more ridiculous than that. From the article it states “in an attempt to tackle refund fraud” which must represent a tiny amount of theft versus broader shoplifting.
Refund fraud comes from the theft of an item and then trying to return it without a receipt.
I only know this as they recently changed their policy where one could return anko items for credit/refund without one… presumable because they were no longer able to have their sneaky cameras
It is even more ridiculous than that. From the article it states “in an attempt to tackle refund fraud” which must represent a tiny amount of theft versus broader shoplifting.
Refund fraud comes from the theft of an item and then trying to return it without a receipt.
I only know this as they recently changed their policy where one could return anko items for credit/refund without one… presumable because they were no longer able to have their sneaky cameras