Covert government strategy to install electronic surveillance in shops raises issues around bias and data, and contrasts sharply with the EU ban to keep AI out of public spaces

Covert government strategy to install electronic surveillance in shops raises issues around bias and data, and contrasts sharply with the EU ban to keep AI out of public spaces.

  • ThenThreeMore@startrek.websiteEnglish
    11·
    1 year ago

    If they actually wanted to tackle shop lifting they’d tell the police they actually need to bother about it even if it’s less than £200 in value.

    • NuPNuA@lemm.eeEnglish
      7·
      1 year ago

      That would require them funding and increasing the police force. Much better to offload the cost to the shops to pay for the recognition system and access to the database of known criminals. It’s the Tory way.

    • 0x815@feddit.deOPEnglish
      226·
      1 year ago

      @lasagna

      I don’t see what that has to do with any political ideology. China claims to be a communist country and the situation there regarding surveillance is much worse.

  • noodle@feddit.ukEnglish
    6·
    1 year ago

    Inb4 this does jack shit to stop shoplifting.

    Not because the government have an ulterior motive or because the tech is bad at identifying people, but because the police won’t do anything as they’re too busy being ambush rapists.

  • mannycalavera@feddit.ukEnglish
    11·
    1 year ago

    Most shops have CCTV to stop (attempt to prevent) shoplifting. Literally what is the difference here? Instead of an old bobby doing the pattern recognition of matching a face a computer will help.

    It’s time to stop with this AI boogeyman theme.