Unsuspecting shoppers being tracked with facial recognition software | ABC News

In-store surveillance is nothing new. But the consumer advocate, CHOICE, has revealed that three major retailers are using facial recognition software without their customers knowing.
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The Human Rights Commission says the technology should be banned until proper legal protections are in place.
CHOICE is referring Kmart, Bunnings and The Good Guys to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner to investigate potential breaches of the Privacy Act over their use of facial recognition technology.
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