Australia Talks - 28 Nov 2024: Bunnings breaches privacy & Albo dumps misinformation laws

A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions.

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DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:00:51 - Croc watch

00:10:35 - Bunnings breached privacy laws by using facial recognition on customers

00:40:54 - Two Ticks Town Talk - Parkes (Part 2), New South Wales

00:59:35 - Laws to regulate misinformation online abandoned

01:19:25 - This week in Australian history 22-28 Nov

01:32:44 - XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

Bunnings breached privacy laws by using facial recognition on customers, Commissioner finds
Bunnings breached privacy of customers by using facial recognition, watchdog finds
Bunnings breached privacy law by scanning customers’ faces – but this loophole lets other shops keep doing it
Parkes Observatory
Wikipedia - Parkes Observatory
Wikipedia - Parkes, New South Wales
Labor dumps misinformation bill after Senate unites against it
Laws to regulate misinformation online abandoned
View from The Hill: Albanese government crumples on misinformation bill and gambling advertising
Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries
 
Parkes Telescope picture
 
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