Calls for privacy law reform after Bunnings facial recognition scandal
Biometric surveillance inside shops often falls foul of Australia’s Privacy Act, but retailers don’t care because the fines are so small, privacy experts warn.
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Biometric surveillance inside shops often falls foul of Australia’s Privacy Act, but retailers don’t care because the fines are so small, privacy experts warn.
Anna Johnston, BA, LLM, is a staff lawyer at West Coast Environmental Law, where she works on environmental impact assessment, cumulative effects, constitutional, biodiversity and climate law. She co-chairs the Environmental Planning and Assessment Caucus of the Canadian Environmental Network and is a member of the Minister’s Advisory Council appointed to advise the federal
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has concurred with the U.S. government in believing that the Federal Tort Claims Act’s discretionary function exception (DFE) bars injury claims made by a local woman who suffered severe leg injuries in a fall over a metal barrier at Washington Square Park in Philadelphia, more than three years ago.
Environmentalists welcome emissions reduction plan, but say it will be vital to 'hold politicians' feet to the fire'.Canadian Prime Minister Justin Tr
Environmentalists welcome emissions reduction plan, but say it will be vital to ‘hold politicians’ feet to the fire’.