Amazon's facial recognition tool mismatched 28 members of Congress to criminal suspects, ACLU says

Amazon's facial recognition tool mismatched 28 members of Congress to criminal suspects, ACLU says

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https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/26/amazons-face-id-tool-mismatched-28-members-of-congress-to-mugshots.html

A facial recognition tool that Amazon sells to web developers wrongly identified 28 members of Congress as police suspects, in a test conducted by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the organization said on Thursday.

Amazon, in a response, said it took issue with the settings of its face ID tool during the test. The findings nonetheless highlight the risks that individuals could face if police use the technology in certain ways to catch criminals.

Amazon's facial recognition tool mismatched 28 members of Congress to criminal suspects, ACLU says

Jul 26, 2018, 3:23pm UTC
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/26/amazons-face-id-tool-mismatched-28-members-of-congress-to-mugshots.html > A facial recognition tool that Amazon sells to web developers wrongly identified 28 members of Congress as police suspects, in a test conducted by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the organization said on Thursday. > Amazon, in a response, said it took issue with the settings of its face ID tool during the test. The findings nonetheless highlight the risks that individuals could face if police use the technology in certain ways to catch criminals.