SA Police could use Adelaide city facial recognition technology, despite being asked not to
Kmart, Bunnings and The Good Guys using facial recognition technology in stores
Major Australian retailers Kmart, Bunnings and The Good Guys are using facial recognition technology in stores, raising concerns among privacy experts.
The use of this developing technology, which captures and stores unique biometric information such as facial features (known as a 'faceprint'), would come as news to most customers.
South Australia Police has indicated it will use the facial recognition capability of new security cameras being installed in Adelaide, despite being asked not to by the Adelaide City Council.
Last year, the council — noting concerns about the lack of legal safeguards for facial recognition — voted to ask police to provide a formal undertaking to delay its use of that feature with the new cameras until new laws are passed.
"We are comfortable funding the CCTV camera upgrades," Deputy Mayor Arman Abrahimzadeh said.
"We know that these upgrades are necessary for public safety and we've sought an assurance from SA Police to assure us that that facial recognition component won't be turned on until such time that legislation is in place."
However, SA Police are yet to agree and, in a statement, told the ABC the technology would be useful.
"Facial recognition technology can significantly speed up investigations by automating the viewing of large volumes of vision, a painstaking task for investigators.
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