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

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    6 months ago

    innocent until proven guilty but when an algorithm, a camera and a facial recognition system gets involved, you are guilty

    Just the algorithm is needed for that, for example the Post Office Horizon scandal.

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    6 months ago

    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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    6 months ago

    “No one should find themselves in this situation.”

    No one would if the corporations making the mistakes actually faced consequences beyond, “Oopsie!”

    Fine companies real money if they make an “honest mistake.” They will make dramatically fewer of them.