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Guilty until proven innocent: shoppers falsely identified by facial recognition system struggle to clear their names (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 6 months ago by Deep@mander.xyz to c/technology@lemmy.world

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People shamed and ordered to leave shops after being misidentified then ‘given no help’ to investigate verdicts

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[–] Zeddex@sh.itjust.works 27 points 6 months ago (4 children)

I guess UK and US governments viewed Minority Report as something to strive for rather than a cautionary tale?

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[–] No1@aussie.zone 23 points 6 months ago

Well, they started with Orwell's 1984, but that was 42 years ago and you can do so much more with technology now!

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[+] Buelldozer@lemmy.today -11 points 6 months ago* (2 children)

First the US isn't mentioned in this article. Second this is NOTHING like Minority Report. Your comment is dumber than a bucket of hair.

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[–] Zeddex@sh.itjust.works 7 points 6 months ago (1 child)

I never said it was? It's called a comparison? Sorry I didn't know invasive police surveillance was a good thing.

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[–] DelightfullyDivisive@discuss.online 2 points 6 months ago

I just block people who hurl unprovoked insults.

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