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U.S. Cops Say They Only Use Facial Recognition for Leads, but It’s Often the Sole Basis for Arrests, Study Finds
In 2018, a man was arrested for stealing a pair of socks from a T.J. Maxx store in New York City, even though he was signed in at a hospital for the birth of his child when the crime was committed. The police never checked the man’s alibi, and the case rested on a single…
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Uber Is Being Sued Over Its “Racist” Facial Recognition System
Rideshare company Uber is back in headlines once again, and for the wrong reasons: the company has been accused of using a racially biased facial recognition algorithm. The United Kingdom labour union, the Independent Workers’ Union (IWGB), is taking the company to court over it, Vice reports.
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Black Teen Kicked Out of Roller Rink Because Its Face Recognition Tech Screwed Up, Predictably
A small but face recognition-equipped Detroit roller rink kicked out a Black teen last Saturday after misidentifying her as a person who’d allegedly gotten into a fight there in March. The girl, Lamya Robinson, says that security scanned her face upon entry and barred her from going inside, despite her claim that she’d never entered…
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‘Clearview AI’ Hit With Legal Complaints In 5 Countries, Accused of Face Recognition Abuse
Clearview AI, the American maker of a controversial facial recognition tool used mostly by police, is facing a downpour of legal complaints across Europe as of Thursday, alleging scopious privacy violations based on internal documents showing the company’s algorithm at work.