Facial Recognition.... or not....

[sdkid]

Interesting case of a teen who apparently has similar glasses and facial shape being misidentified at a SKATING RINK.

Black teen kicked out of skating rink after facial recognition camera misidentified her

Staffers barred her entry saying she was banned after her face was scanned - saying Lamya was involved in a brawl at the skating rink back in March. But there was one problem. "I was so confused because I've never been there," said Lamya.

www.foxla.com

 

[handinpalm]

If this teen was white, you would not even hear about it. Another BS story.

 

[sdkid]

If this teen was white, you would not even hear about it. Another BS story.

Not sure how it's BS--- it IS a tech FAIL though, and those at the rink never should have trusted that technology to the extent they did. What difference does her race make?

 

[wittaj]

A previous thread on facial recognition....and why we shouldn't put much stock in facial recognition at the moment on cameras around our house LOL. If these systems installed in professional settings with enough light fail, what makes us think it will work on our house at 2am in the dark LOL.

What do you think of Dahua's "Uyghur Warnings"?

Good luck. Wish you no ill will. I'm not here to argue with people simply to contribute when and where I can. This is also followed by lending my views on current technology and how it impacts all of us. It's undisputed that splitting of the atom changed the world but once again man decided to...

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[David L]

Remember all the parents Apple phone's being unlocked by their kids who looked like them...

Watch a 10-Year-Old's Face Unlock His Mom's iPhone X

Yes, twins can unlock each other's iPhones. But kids accessing their parents' devices raises different concerns.

www.wired.com

https://www.gizmochina.com/2017/12/22/iphone-x-slammed-racist-chinese-users/

These are funny:

Whaaaaat?! This toddler locked his mom out of her iPhone for 47 years - Today's Parent

Your kid has probably locked you out of your phone for two minutes, maybe even five. But this mom got locked out for 25,114,984 minutes.

www.todaysparent.com

This Kid Locked up an iPad for 68 Years After Repeatedly Entering the Wrong Passcode - Interesting Engineering

The three-year-old was determined to watch baby shark.

interestingengineering.com