Hive Box Facial-Recognition Locks Hacked by Fourth Graders Using Intended Recipient’s Facial Photo

October 9, 2019

An express delivery locker company in China, Hive Box, encountered a security lapse as fourth-graders bypassed facial-recognition locks using only printed photos of the intended recipients. This incident highlights the need for trustworthy AI practices and governance.

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Alleged deployer: hive-box
Alleged developer: hive-box
Alleged harmed parties: hive-box-customers

Source

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Data source

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McGregor, S. (2021) Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents: The AI Incident Database. In Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Annual Conference on Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence (IAAI-21). Virtual Conference.

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