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Facial recognition used after Sunglass Hut robbery led to man's wrongful jailing, says suit

The Guardian > Technology

A 61-year-old man is suing Macy's and the parent company of Sunglass Hut over the stores' alleged use of a facial recognition system that misidentified him as the culprit behind an armed robbery and led to his wrongful arrest. While in jail, he was beaten and raped, according to his suit. Harvey Eugene Murphy Jr was accused and arrested on charges of robbing a Houston-area Sunglass Hut of thousands of dollars of merchandise in January 2022, though his attorneys say he was living in California at the time of the robbery. He was arrested on 20 October 2023, according to his lawyers. According to Murphy's lawsuit, an employee of EssilorLuxottica, Sunglass Hut's parent company, worked with its retail partner Macy's and used facial recognition software to identify Murphy as the robber.


Facial recognition used after Sunglass Hut robbery led to man's wrongful jailing, says suit

The Guardian

A 61-year-old man is suing Macy's and the parent company of Sunglass Hut over the stores' alleged use of a facial recognition system that misidentified him as the culprit behind an armed robbery that led to his wrongful arrest. While in jail, he was beaten and raped, according to his suit. Harvey Eugene Murphy Jr was accused and arrested on charges of robbing a Houston-area Sunglass Hut of thousands of dollars of merchandise in January 2022, though his attorneys say he was living in California at the time of the robbery. He was arrested on 20 October 2023, according to his lawyers. According to Murphy's lawsuit, an employee of EssilorLuxottica, Sunglass Hut's parent company, worked with its retail partner Macy's and used facial recognition software to identify Murphy as the robber.


A Facial-Recognition Tour of New York

The New Yorker

Kashmir Hill, the author of the new book "Your Face Belongs to Us," took a walk around midtown the other day, to check out a few businesses that routinely capture visitors' biometric data. She wore a red coat and white boots, and her hair was a faded purple. "Let's see if Macy's is still collecting face-recognition data," she said. Businesses that do so are required by city law to post signs alerting visitors. She'd noticed, earlier, that the store's signs were "very affixed to their walls."


How stores are spying on you using creepy facial recognition technology without your consent

FOX News

CyberGuy shows Apple users how to send Audio Messages on iOS 17. Have you ever wondered if the stores where you shop are watching you? With something more advanced and creepy. Something that can recognize your face and identify who you are, where you live, what you like and what you buy. Something that can track your every move and use your data for their own benefit.


Hundreds of stores from Walgreens to Macy's are silently deploying facial recognition technology to spy on shoppers (and it's legal in most states)

Daily Mail - Science & tech

Major retailers in the US are already using facial recognition cameras to spy on shoppers, a campaigning group has warned. The tech - usually associated with authoritative regimes like China - is being used both to identify shoplifters and serve'personalized' adverts. Caitlin Seeley George of anti-face recognition campaign group Fight for the Future told DailyMail.com Walgreens and Macy's are among the largest retailers to adopt the technology, deploying it in hundreds of stores across the country. And it is not just America - Britain is also adopting the tech.


Why Digital Leaders Bet on the Future (Thinks Out Loud Episode 327)

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When is it a bad idea to bet on the future? First, we're seeing massive shifts in customer behavior during the pandemic -- behaviors that look likely to last. Second, the emergence of Millennials and Gen Z as significant market segments suggest that those new behaviors are just the beginning. Third, and most importantly, the big guys of digital -- Apple, Facebook, Google, Amazon, and Microsoft -- are all placing big bets that threaten to reshape the landscape for every business in due time. So, maybe a better question is "How can you bet on the future to win?" We'll take a look at who's leading the way towards the future, some useful frameworks for how to think about betting on the future, and how to place smart bets for your business… bets that you can win. Here are the show notes for you. Here are the regular show notes detailing links and news related to this week's episode.


3 Kansas police officers injured by modified shotgun inside vacant home: cops

FOX News

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Authorities in Wichita, Kan., said Sunday that they are investigating a shooting that injured three police officers this weekend and working to determine if the shotgun was rigged to the door. A "modified, loaded shotgun" discharged as the officers entered a home in the city on Saturday, according to a release by Wichita Police Department spokesman Officer Trevor Macy. "Apparently there were several modifications made to this one," Macy told The Wichita Eagle.


Artificial Intelligence Enhances Digital Marketing Efforts

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Organizations are discovering special solutions for keeping sales engines running around the clock. In this movement companies utilizing joined digital marketing methodologies will lead the industry. Everyone nowadays knows marketing has been advanced in each form in which it's been used by the organizations. One form of that is persona marketing, this is the place where Artificial Intelligence comes to the play. Marketers are rapidly understanding the advantages of AI, and 84% of marketing companies are executing or extending their utilization of AI and machine learning in 2018, as indicated by Forbes.


Cyber Monday weekend is here: All the best deals to shop right now

USATODAY - Tech Top Stories

These Cyber weekend savings are out of this world. Purchases you make through our links may earn us a commission. Get expert shopping advice delivered to your phone. Sign up for text message alerts from the deal-hunting nerds at Reviewed. Black Friday 2020 has come and gone, but as they say, when one door closes, another one opens: Say hello to Cyber Monday 2020 weekend!


Five examples of companies using AI to improve customer experience

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I tend to notice a lot of people still have cold feet around AI because it seems like an intimidating and costly solution – but it shouldn't be. AI can solve many of the little problems people struggle with. AI is at it's best when using small meaningful steps to make people's lives better. In order to survive the age of filtering bots and automated buying, this can be an important way to prove your value. There are five great cases where companies have used AI to enhance customer experience.