Google AI
The Times Australia

Times Media

Bunnings, Kmart and The Good Guys say they use facial recognition for 'loss prevention'. An expert explains what it might mean for you

  • Written by: Dennis B Desmond, Lecturer, Cyberintelligence and Cybercrime Investigations, University of the Sunshine Coast
Bunnings, Kmart and The Good Guys say they use facial recognition for 'loss prevention'. An expert explains what it might mean for youCC BY

Once the purview of law enforcement and intelligence agencies, facial recognition is now being used to identify consumers in Australian stores.

If you’ve seen the movie Minority Report, you’ll remember how Tom Cruise’s character John Anderton is identified through iris recognition to perform his duties, and later tracked...

Read more: Bunnings, Kmart and The Good Guys say they use facial recognition for 'loss prevention'. An expert e...

Times Magazine

Melbourne Local Steps Outside Her Comfort Zone to Compete for Miss World Australia 2027

From working in Melbourne real estate, building a career and now stepping into the Miss World Prel...

Award-Winning Author Cara Barilla Writes I Pray for My Teachers to celebrate Sydney Catholic Schools

Following her recognition as the winner of the 2024 Christian Literature Book Awards, Australian aut...

Technology

MISSION 1, MISSION 1 PRO and MISSIO…

Today, GoPro, Inc. (NASDAQ: GPRO) announced that its MISSION 1 Series of compact cinema cameras ha...

Local News

Fitstop Global Games to Bring 1,000…

The Australian-born fitness brand is bringing its global competition home, with athletes from across...

Culture

Kate Ceberano Australian Made Encore Tour

There are not many Australian singers who can look back at four decades of chart-topping music and...

Travel

School holiday pricing: fair market economics…

Every Australian family with school-aged children knows the pattern. Look at an airfare, hotel ro...

The Times Features

Kate Ceberano Australian Made Encore Tour

There are not many Australian singers who can look back at four decades of chart-topping music and...

A local dentist, a wider team: how the Oasis Dental mod…

A visit to the dentist usually begins with a local relationship. We choose a surgery, get to know th...

Aperol ready-to-serve 750ml Aperol Spritz

Summer is about to get a whole lot better with the launch of Aperol’s new ready-to-serve Aperol Sp...