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Kmart Breached Privacy Laws By Using Facial Recognition Tech To Combat Refund Fraud

The commissioner found the retailer’s use of the tech put customers at “risk of commercial surveillance".

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Aldi to bring its 'good different' to the solar sector

Aldi is the latest major retail chain to announce an Australian renewable energy installation arm, joining other giants Bunnings and IKEA.

AAP

What cost of living crisis? Kmart owner profit soars

Perth-based conglomerate Wesfarmers, which owns Kmart, Bunnings and Officeworks, has increased its dividend payout after delivering a $2.9 billion net profit.

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RHOBH Stars Are Apparently Heading To Melbourne For A Cast Trip Later This Month

If they don’t eat a Bunnings sausage sizzle, I STG.

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WA Man Jailed After ‘Fart Prank’ Goes Horribly Wrong In Bunnings

“My lungs tightened, I was gasping for air.”

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Multicolour menace: these hardy daisies love Australian conditions – and are taking over roadsides

Invasive Species Council says Gazania, a recognised weed in three states, should be removed from Australian nursery shelves

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Lower energy use just the beginning for retail giant

Lower energy prices might make its way into the Bunnings catch-phrase as the retailer looks to fast-track the decarbonisation of its services.

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Australian government loans $100m to install EV chargers and solar panels at Bunnings and Officeworks stores

Work to upgrade facilities at Bunnings and Officeworks sites is expected to be completed by the end of this year

The Guardian - AU

Wesfarmers posts $1.5b first-half profit

Wesfarmers has continued to grow sales in all but two of its divisions, as it prepares to wind up loss-making Catch.

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What’s Open On The January Long Weekend? Woolworths, Coles, Liquor Stores & Banks

Plan ahead 'cos some businesses are shutting shop.

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Almost 10,000 images of tennis balls plunge up to 90% in value as Australian Open appears to ditch NFTs

Ball artworks were worth about $278 in 2022, falling steeply to as low as $25 on NFT exchange OpenSea

The Guardian - AU

AI used to target election fraud and criminal deepfakes

Government agencies are teaming up with Microsoft to track disinformation and criminal acts, with plans to use AI to detect attempts to interfere in elections.

AAP

Hardware Giant Ordered To Stop Facial Recognition Tech Use Releases Horrific Footage In Response

"Our use of FRT was never about convenience or saving money but was all about safeguarding our business and protecting our team." The post Hardware Giant Ordered To Stop Facial Recognition Tech Use Releases Horrific Footage In Response first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Afternoon Update: 42,000 protest in New Zealand; Alan Jones charged with two more offences; and an ode to the kookaburra

The demonstrators protested against a bill that would would radically alter the way the Treaty of Waitangi is interpreted

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Bunnings breached privacy law by scanning customers’ faces – but this loophole lets other shops keep doing it

Hardware giant Bunnings breached the privacy of “likely hundreds of thousands” of Australians through its use of facial recognition technology, the Privacy Commissioner ruled today.

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Bunnings Warehouse Breached Privacy Laws By Using Facial Recognition On Customers

Bunnings Warehouse has been found to have breached the privacy of customers thanks to the use of facial recognition technology.

AAP

Fists, knives, guns: why Bunnings turned to facial data

Lowest prices were just the beginning for hundreds of thousands of Australians whose facial data was recorded by Bunnings without their consent.

Newcastle Herald

Bunnings breached privacy with 'intrusive' facial recognition technology

Bunnings has already said it will review the decision.

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The Guardian - AU

Bunnings breached privacy of customers by using facial recognition, watchdog finds

Hardware chain breached law by scanning faces of everyone entering the store against a database of banned customers

The Conversation

To move or not to move: is it cheaper to find a new place or stay when your rent increases by 10%?

Your landlord has just raised your rent by 10% and your mind starts running the numbers – should you cop it sweet or look to move?

The Guardian - AU

Coming clean: how much can you save on household cleaning products if you shop at Aldi or Bunnings?

Buying premium brands in bulk and avoiding mark-ups at major supermarkets can help circumvent the cost-of-living crisis

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Wesfarmers defends record profits amid cost crisis

Wesfarmers chair Michael Chaney is reclaiming the word "profit" as the parent company of Kmart and Bunnings reaps a record profit amid a cost-of-living crisis.

The Canberra Times

Inquiry to scrutinise market power of Bunnings, Ikea

As major brands move in, local retailers are fighting to survive.

Newcastle Herald

Woolworths lodges plans to transform old Bunnings Belmont site

It was almost a German supermarket, now a new player is eyeing it off.

AAP

Amazon, Bunnings to face new questions over customers

Executives from major household brands will front an inquiry into competition practices as the nation's leaders aim to make products cheaper for Australians.

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