Facial Recognition System in Buenos Aires Triggers Police Checks Based on False Matches

February 5, 2024

The facial recognition system in Buenos Aires has caused concern due to false matches leading to wrongful police checks, potentially infringing on privacy rights. Preliminary judicial investigations suggest the technology may have been used improperly for unauthorized surveillance and data collection.

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Alleged deployer: government-of-argentina, government-of-buenos-aires, argentinean-ministry-of-security
Alleged developer: government-of-argentina
Alleged harmed parties: argentinean-citizens, buenos-aires-residents, guillermo-ibarrola

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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/829

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