May 13, 2022Confirmed
Australian Retailers Reportedly Captured Face Prints of Their Customers without Consent
Rogue: Caused harmAI loose in the worldData exfiltrationDERIVED
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Major Australian retailers reportedly analyzed in-store footage to capture facial features of their customers without consent, which was criticized by consumer groups as creepy and invasive.
What this means for youStores may be scanning your face on camera without asking you. Ask shops whether they use face analysis, and ask regulators to limit biometric collection without consent.
Sources
- AI Incident Databasehttps://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/258
Data from the AI Incident Database (incidentdatabase.ai), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). McGregor, S. (2021) Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents: The AI Incident Database. IAAI-21.
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