Repeat offenders are the target of the recent Bunnings facial recognition technology rollout.

It's turning on scanners in Te Rapa and Hamilton South today, before later rolling them out countrywide.

Threats have more than doubled in the hardware retailer's stores in the past four years, 34 percent from repeat offenders.

Bunnings New Zealand general manager Melissa Haines says data on regular shoppers won't be kept.

"If someone comes into our stores, there's a very quick scan of the face - if there's any match to a person that's previously committed serious harm in our stores, then that's where we're using it."

LISTEN ABOVE

Repeat offenders are the target of the recent Bunnings facial recognition technology rollout.
It's turning on scanners in Te Rapa and Hamilton South today, before later rolling them out countrywide.
Threats have more than doubled in the hardware retailer's stores in the past four years, 34 percent from repeat offenders.
Bunnings New Zealand general manager Melissa Haines says data on regular shoppers won't be kept.
"If someone comes into our stores, there's a very quick scan of the face - if there's any match to a person that's previously committed serious harm in our stores, then that's where we're using it."
LISTEN ABOVE

Best of Business is the home of all things business at Newstalk ZB, from morning market updates right through to incisive interviews with New Zealand’s top business leaders and decision makers. 

Whether you’re a small business owner or interested in what’s going on in the Big End of Town, this podcast encompasses the sharpest voices and minds in the world of business.

Best of Business is the home of all things business at Newstalk ZB, from morning market updates right through to incisive interviews with New Zealand’s top business leaders and decision makers. Whether you’re a small business owner or interested in what’s going on in the Big End of Town, this podcast encompasses the sharpest voices and minds in the world of business.

Best of Business is the home of all things business at Newstalk ZB, from morning market updates right through to incisive interviews with New Zealand’s top business leaders and decision makers.

Best of Business

Melissa Haines: Bunnings NZ manager on the rollout of new facial recognition technology

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/clips/e74712db-ddf7-4688-a1f9-b42d006fdf1b/transcript