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Farid Farid

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Kmart breached shoppers privacy with facial tech - Caught on Camera

Kmart used technology to capture the faces of every customer entering 28 of its stores. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Retail giant Kmart has been called out for "playing fast and loose" with customers' privacy by scanning the faces of unwitting shoppers at dozens of stores.

Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind found the company in breach after it collected people's personal and sensitive information through a facial-recognition technology (FRT) system designed to tackle refund fraud.

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