Facial recognition error sees woman accused of theft

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdr510p7kymo

A woman who was wrongly accused of shoplifting toilet roll due to an apparent mix-up with a facial recognition system was left "fuming" after being ejected from two Home Bargains stores.

#privacy #Facewatch #HomeBargains

#FacialRecognition Error Sees Woman Wrongly Accused of Theft-Slashdot

#HomeBargains installed facial recognition software to spot returning shoplifters. … "Facewatch" made a mistake

"We acknowledge & understand how distressing this experience must have been," an anon #Facewatch spokesperson

A woman was accused by a store manager of stealing about £10 worth of items. And then it happened again at another store when she was shopping with her 81-year-old mother
#privacy

https://slashdot.org/story/25/06/15/1817236/facial-recognition-error-sees-woman-wrongly-accused-of-theft

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