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Man sues Macy’s, saying false facial recognition match led to jail assault (www.washingtonpost.com)
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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.

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[–] 57 points 2 years ago (2 children)

A man was sexually assaulted in jail

This kind of shit has to stop. The jailers must help held accountable. I understand this is difficult due to bad laws, but the laws need to change.

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  • [–] 45 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Too bad half the political spectrum wants prisons to be as terrible as possible.

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