Submission + - Facial recognition error sees woman accused of theft (bbc.co.uk)
alanw writes: Home Bargains introduces facial recognition camers, woman pays for toilet rolls, Home Bargains mistakenly submits an allegation that she shoplifted them to Facewatch, next time she tries to enter an HB store she is escorted out with no reason given.
"As soon as I stepped my foot over the threshold of the door, they were radioing each other and they all surrounded me and were like 'you need to leave the store'," she said.
Madeleine Stone, senior advocacy officer at the civil liberties campaign group Big Brother Watch, said they had been contacted by more than 35 people who have complained of being wrongly placed on facial recognition watchlists.
"They're being wrongly flagged as criminals," Ms Stone said.
"They've given no due process, kicked out of stores. This is having a really serious impact."
"Historically in Britain, we have a history that you are innocent until proven guilty but when an algorithm, a camera and a facial recognition system gets involved, you are guilty."
"As soon as I stepped my foot over the threshold of the door, they were radioing each other and they all surrounded me and were like 'you need to leave the store'," she said.
Madeleine Stone, senior advocacy officer at the civil liberties campaign group Big Brother Watch, said they had been contacted by more than 35 people who have complained of being wrongly placed on facial recognition watchlists.
"They're being wrongly flagged as criminals," Ms Stone said.
"They've given no due process, kicked out of stores. This is having a really serious impact."
"Historically in Britain, we have a history that you are innocent until proven guilty but when an algorithm, a camera and a facial recognition system gets involved, you are guilty."
