Jan 1, 2021Confirmed
XPeng Motors Fined For Illegal Collection of Consumers’ Faces Using Facial Recognition Cameras
Rogue: Caused harmAI loose in the worldData exfiltrationDERIVED
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The Chinese electric vehicle (EV) firm XPeng Motors was fined by local market regulators for illegally collecting in-store customers’ facial images without their consent for six months.
What this means for youIf you visit a car dealership or store with cameras, your face may be scanned by facial recognition without consent. At work, firms using face-scanning should get clear permission first. Ask shops whether they use facial recognition and whether you can opt out.
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- AI Incident Databasehttps://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/212
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