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Kmart’s use of facial recognition to tackle refund fraud…
The Privacy Commissioner has found that Kmart breached Australians’ privacy by collecting their personal and sensitive…
Determination
Facial recognition technology
Privacy
Published
18 September 2025

Appointment of next Freedom of Information Commissioner
The OAIC today welcomed the appointment of Alice Linacre PSM as the Australian Freedom of Information Commissioner,…
Freedom of Information
Published
22 August 2025

Australian Information Commissioner takes civil penalty…
Australian Information Commissioner commences Federal Court proceedings against Optus seeking penalties and compensation in…
Data breach
Privacy
Published
8 August 2025
Latest blogs

Is there a place for facial recognition in Australian…
Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind writes about her recent determination on Kmart’s earlier use of facial recognition…
Published
18 September 2025

Getting AI right benefits businesses, productivity and the…
Strong privacy governance and safeguards are essential for businesses to gain advantage from AI and build trust and…
Artificial intelligence
Published
31 July 2025

Ministers have a duty to uphold open government
Following the decision in Attorney-General v Patrick, the OAIC has updated the FOI Guidelines on ministers’ responsibilities.
Freedom of Information
Information access
Published
29 May 2025