Google Facial Recognition Project Used Shady Ways to Find ‘Darker-Skinned’ People

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A contractor went after people of color, concealed that they were being recorded, lied if necessary, and even targeted the homeless because they ask fewer questions.
Tech giant Google wants your face — especially if you’ve got “darker skin.”

To get it, the company has funded a facial recognition project that’s targeting people of color with dubious tactics, multiple sources with direct knowledge of the project told the Daily News.

The company’s goal is to build a massively diverse database, ostensibly so products like the biometric features on its upcoming Pixel 4 smartphone don’t suffer from a racial bias.
Google Facial Recognition Project Used Shady Ways to Find ‘Darker-Skinned’ People

The gift card trick. These people are all kinds of jacked up.
 
A contractor went after people of color, concealed that they were being recorded, lied if necessary, and even targeted the homeless because they ask fewer questions.
Tech giant Google wants your face — especially if you’ve got “darker skin.”

To get it, the company has funded a facial recognition project that’s targeting people of color with dubious tactics, multiple sources with direct knowledge of the project told the Daily News.

The company’s goal is to build a massively diverse database, ostensibly so products like the biometric features on its upcoming Pixel 4 smartphone don’t suffer from a racial bias.
Google Facial Recognition Project Used Shady Ways to Find ‘Darker-Skinned’ People

The gift card trick. These people are all kinds of jacked up.
Did you hear that microwave ovens are a communist plot?
 

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