Liisa Thomas and Anne-Marie Dao of SheppardMullin write: The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner issued a determination earlier this fall about 7-Eleven’s use of “faceprints.” The OAIC found the convenience store improperly collected faceprint information without getting individuals’ consent in violation of the Privacy Act. Accordingly to the OAIC, 7-Eleven used facial recognition technology as part of…
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Privacy legislation reform: Bill 64 has now been passed
Jérémie Wyatt, Véronique Barry, and Imran Ahmad of Norton Rose Fulbright write: In recent updates (available here and here), we announced the tabling of Bill 64 (Bill), which purports to implement an ambitious reform of the privacy legislation framework. More than one year after being tabled, the Act to modernize legislative provisions as regard the protection of personal information has…
South Korea Is Giving Millions of Photos to Facial Recognition Researchers
Ella Fassler reports: The South Korean Ministry of Justice has provided more than 100 million photos of foreign nationals who travelled through the country’s airports to facial recognition companies without their consent, according to attorneys with the non-governmental organization Lawyers for a Democratic Society. While the use of facial recognition technology has become common for governments…
ACC privacy breach claims in Korean embassy assault case
Anusha Bradley reports: The New Zealand victim of alleged sexual assault by a Korean diplomat says ACC call centre staff divulged information about his sensitive claim to someone claiming to represent the Korean embassy, and he lives in constant fear it could happen again. The man, whose case made headlines in 2020 and sparked an…