Amazon’s controversial facial recognition technology has incorrectly matched more than 100 photos of politicians in the UK and US to police mugshots, a new study by Comparitech.com has revealed.
This isn’t the first time the software’s accuracy has been called into question. In July 2018, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) found 28 false matches between US Congress members and pictures of people arrested for a crime.
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@Niamh Muldoon, Senior Director of Trust and Security, EMEA, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"(1) Accuracy, (2) ease of use and (3) acceptable use are the 3 key requirements for continued success of biometrics as a technology...."
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@Niamh Muldoon, Senior Director of Trust and Security, EMEA, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"(1) Accuracy, (2) ease of use and (3) acceptable use are the 3 key requirements for continued success of biometrics as a technology...."
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