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Re:'I was misidentified as shoplifter by facial recognition ... by thfuran on Sunday May 26, 2024 @07:53AM (#40481458)
>If people are going to treat these things like they are forensic evidence

Are most kinds of forensic evidence actually any better?

Re:'I was misidentified as shoplifter by facial recognition ... by Latty on Sunday May 26, 2024 @08:38AM (#40481705)
Well, plenty of bunk stuff (bite mark analysis, hair analysis, etc...) has been used in the past, but in theory anything used today should be backed up by significant evidence and rigorous methodology, and obviously it'll vary based on jurisdiction, but in theory courts should require that background.

Certainly, more transparency than "we bought some facial recognition software, no, you can't see the code, that's a trade secret".