Oh dear, seems that the CCTV cameras all over the place are OK but not in a business premises. I really don't care what any of these places are doing as long as it's legal under the laws of the state. Where we shop probably has more information than the ATO on us but as we are law-abiding citizens it doesn't really matter. I recall when privacy laws came in and debt collectors were stopped from using government departments to find people. Those of us who paid our way were unaffected with the new laws but those who skipped town leaving debts unpaid were protected by them.

Yes BeeMee it is the children that concern me in this day and age.  Knowing you are being photographed everywhere is annoying,, but if we are law abiding citizens no worries, unless the technology is faulty in anyway or being done for devious means.

The real concern is not really about the use of facial recognition in stores (or elsewhere for that matter). It's about the use of the data. The stores claim they are covertly using it to both identify thieves and protect staff from aggression and abuse.  I can't see any reason to object to these 'excuses' given we all pay for shoplifting through higher prices and no one should have to face customer abuse in the workplace.

However, there is no indication where the data is stored or who has access to it. It seems it is stored for 30 days (where is unknown not even whether it is onshore or elsewhere) and then deleted. There is no indication it is actually deleted of course and in future there is money to be made from the data!

If the aim is to protect staff and stop theft, I would have thought 24 hours retention is more than adequate unless a specific event is identified, in which case the police should be called and the 'evidence' handed to them. All other stored data from the day should be automatically deleted.  Why then is the data held for a month? And of what possible use is the data on young children and babies? 

I agree and with KSS but would also consider some form of image limitation. I don't like Kmart much, prefer Big W and have rarely visited a Good Guys store but my main way of avoiding these cameras is to shop elsewhere as much as possible. If we all do this the cameras will soon disappear.

Sorry folks the new tech can now see through masks, but since I am a Bunnings groupie I am getting one of these