National Integrity Spotlight – April 2025

In the first quarterly edition of the National Integrity Spotlight for 2025, we consider the latest update to the Corruptions Perception Index, legislative updates on whistleblowing and electoral reform,, and the findings of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the NACC. We also consider updates from the NACC and state-based integrity organisations, as well as a […]

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Bunnings’ use of facial recognition technology found to breach the Privacy Act – What lessons can be learned?

On 29 October 2024, after an almost 2-year investigation, the Australian Privacy Commissioner (Commissioner) determined that retail giant, Bunnings, had, through its use of facial recognition technology at 62 of its retail stores around the country between 6 November 2018 and 30 November 2021, interfered with the privacy of hundreds of thousands of customers.[1] Facial […]

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