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.

  • phx@lemmy.ca
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    4 months ago

    I’d also wonder about a case against the company supplying the facial rec software/DB. Essentially they are fingering her as a criminal in a way that has a notable impact, which seems like a potential case for slander/libel to me (not sure what a “bad db entry” would fall under in this case).

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      4 months ago

      She needs to apply for a jobs at these companies that use the software in order to generate damages she can sue over.