Re:TSA Says Theyre Not Discriminating Against Black Women bu...
by pbhjpbhj on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @01:35PM
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Who is it racist against? Surely it's white people primarily who suffer as they're more likely to be caught by the facial recognition?
Following the simplest case, because lighter skin gives greater contrast is _not_ racism.
It's not 'unnecessary discrimination' either, as it arises out of the facts of how light works.
It's like saying that products with a weight limit that arises out of the materials used are "fattist".
I’m guessing it was predominantly white men who built this machine and white men who tested it. Reminds me of certain facial-recognition programs being (initially) unable to identify black faces. It may not be racism, but it is discrimination.