Facial recognition system

Facial Recognition Fail: Detroit Forced To Pay $300K To Man AI Falsely Recognised As Thief

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The City of Detroit has agreed to pay a man $300,000 in a settlement after the city police’s facial recognition software wrongly identified him and accused him of shoplifting. The city will also revise its policies on how law enforcement uses facial recognition technology to solve crimes. The lawsuit settlement involving citizen Robert Williams came … Read more

UK Woman Mistaken As Shoplifter By Facewatch, Now She’s Banned From All Stores With Facial Recognition Tech

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A big biometric security company in the UK, Facewatch, is in hot water after their facial recognition system caused a major snafu – the system wrongly identified a 19-year-old girl as a shoplifter. This embarrassing incident led to public shaming and resulted in the girl being banned from all stores using Facewatch’s technology. She’s fighting … Read more