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The Good Guys pauses facial recognition trial

By Byron Kaye

Jun 29 2022 6:35AM

Over privacy complaint.

The Good Guys pauses facial recognition trial

Image credit: The Good Guys/Facebook.

The Good Guys, Australia's second-biggest appliances chain, is pausing a trial of facial recognition technology in stores after a consumer group referred it to the privacy regulator for possible enforcement action. Use of the technology by The Good Guys, owned by JB Hi-Fi, and two other ...

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