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Man sues Macy’s, saying false facial recognition match led to jail assault

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Man sues Macy’s, saying false facial recognition match led to jail assault

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Retailers increasingly are using facial recognition software to patrol their stores for shoplifters and other unwanted customers. But the technology’s accuracy is highly dependent on technical factors — the cameras’ video quality, a store’s lighting, the size of its face database — and a mismatch can lead to dangerous results.

Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20240124124645/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/01/22/facial-recognition-wrongful-identification-assault/

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    I don’t want to shop in stores that scan my face 🙊 time for some research.

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      11•1 year ago

      Mask up

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        My favorite thing about the pandemic: anonymous in public anytime I want.

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        I think I just order anonymously to random PO box via dark net from now on 🤣

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      Don’t shop in physical stores anymore?

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        Valid solution! (With the right internet privacy setup, of course)

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