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Re:'I was misidentified as shoplifter by facial recognition ... by jjbinx007 on Sunday May 26, 2024 @04:46AM (#40480623)
It places a burden on someone to somehow prove their innocence, if they can. What if a person refused to speak to the police?

Or what about this? A man covered his face when walking past one of these vans in a public street. He protested and was then fined £90 for swearing (swearing is not illegal but The Pubic Order Act is another law that is often abused by police but that's tangential)

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/facial-recogniti...

Re:'I was misidentified as shoplifter by facial recognition ... by foldr on Sunday May 26, 2024 @05:52AM (#40480902)
This is the same burden a person would be under if a police officer simply noticed someone on the street who looked like a wanted suspect (without computer assistance). I agree that the automated system makes this situation more likely to occur, but it has always been the case that you can potentially be arrested because you look a bit like someone else. And in that situation you would have to do your best to convince the police officer that you were in fact someone else.
Re:'I was misidentified as shoplifter by facial recognition ... by johnnyanmac on Sunday May 26, 2024 @02:15PM (#40484183)
That's generally why you're only required to provide ID to police in the US (at least in a car. Don't think you can force anyone off the street to show ID). The right to remain silent, or to deny entry into your home cannot put you on a Arrest list.

Of course, all this assume US police have consequences for breaking the rules. So this is unfortunately moot.

Re:'I was misidentified as shoplifter by facial recognition ... by foldr on Sunday May 26, 2024 @03:09PM (#40484575)
No difference at all from the US here. If a police officer in the US recognizes you as being someone for whom there is an outstanding arrest warrant then they can arrest you. And of course, they could be mistaken.
Re:'I was misidentified as shoplifter by facial recognition ... by johnnyanmac on Sunday May 26, 2024 @04:14PM (#40485021)
You act less arrest warrants these days stop the police from arresting someone. That's part of the problem.