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Amazon’s facial recognition matched 28 members of Congress to criminal mugshots
« on: July 26, 2018, 07:42:53 pm »
Amazon’s facial recognition matched 28 members of Congress to criminal mugshots
New ACLU test illustrates the limits of Amazon’s Rekognition system
By Russell Brandom@russellbrandom  Jul 26, 2018, 8:02am EDT


Illustration by James Bareham / The Verge

The American Civil Liberties Union tested Amazon’s facial recognition system — and the results were not good. To test the system’s accuracy, the ACLU scanned the faces of all 535 members of congress against 25,000 public mugshots, using Amazon’s open Rekognition API. None of the members of Congress were in the mugshot lineup, but Amazon’s system generated 28 false matches, a finding that the ACLU says raises serious concerns about Rekognition’s use by police.

“An identification — whether accurate or not — could cost people their freedom or even their lives,” the group said in an accompanying statement. “Congress must take these threats seriously, hit the brakes, and enact a moratorium on law enforcement use of face recognition.”

Reached by The Verge, an Amazon spokesperson attributed the results to poor calibration. The ACLU’s tests were performed using Rekognition’s default confidence threshold of 80 percent — but Amazon says it recommends at least a 95 percent threshold for law enforcement applications where a false ID might have more significant consequences.

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Re: Amazon’s facial recognition matched 28 members of Congress to criminal mugshots
« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2018, 08:57:04 pm »
The 28 probably are criminals.  It is congress after all.
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Re: Amazon’s facial recognition matched 28 members of Congress to criminal mugshots
« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2018, 09:00:31 pm »
Quote from: The Ghost on July 26, 2018, 08:57:04 pm
The 28 probably are criminals.  It is congress after all.

...wondering how many of these unfortunate 'accidents' were Republican.   :shrug:
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Re: Amazon’s facial recognition matched 28 members of Congress to criminal mugshots
« Reply #3 on: July 27, 2018, 01:09:27 am »
Only 28....?
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