Rite Aid banned from use of facial recognition in stores after
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The ban will last five years, the Federal Trade Commission said.
The Federal Trade Commission said the drugstore chain’s technology disproportionately affected people of color.
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Rite Aid banned from using AI facial recognition tech after it
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Rite Aid facial recognition misidentified Black, Latino and Asian people as 'likely' shoplifters
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Rite Aid's A.I. Facial Recognition Wrongly Tagged People of Color as Shoplifters - The New York Times
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Rite Aid Banned From Using Facial Recognition as Part of FTC
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Rite Aid facial recognition misidentified Black, Latino and Asian people as 'likely' shoplifters
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Rite Aid barred from using facial recognition to ID shoplifters
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