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Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 3 months ago

Facial recognition error sees woman accused of theft

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Facial recognition error sees woman accused of theft

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Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 3 months ago

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Woman mistaken for thief after shop face scan alert

An apparent mix-up led to Danielle Horan was wrongly accused of shoplifting by Home Bargains staff.

An apparent mix-up with the technology led to Danielle Horan being wrongly accused of shoplifting.

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So the problem is not that she was misidentified, but rather someone flagged a good purchase as stolen goods? Human error, essentially?

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