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tardigrada@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 1 year ago

US bans pharmacy Rite Aid from facial recognition use

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US bans pharmacy Rite Aid from facial recognition use

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tardigrada@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 1 year ago
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Pharmacy group Rite Aid was ordered Tuesday to stop using facial recognition for the next five years by a US regulator, which said the company falsely identified consumers as shoplifters using the technology.
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    Nice, ban police next

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      The police use it more like an excuse to harass people of color.

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