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Man sues Macy’s, saying false facial recognition match led to jail assault.
(www.washingtonpost.com)
this post was submitted on 24 Jan 2024
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Why is a private entity able to use facial recognition software in the first place. I know doesn't have the equivilant of GDPR, but surely it has some level of privacy laws?
Why did the police think that was sufficient evidence to jail someone, especially when there wasn't any further collaborating evidence.
I think California has privacy laws. At the national level I don't think we have anything except HIPAA, which only covers medical data.
As for why the police thought the evidence was sufficient, it's because they just don't care.