A detective that eventually examined Apple's surveillance footage after the arrest determined that the real Bah didn't look anything like the thief. Further, Bah was attending his senior prom in Manhattan when the Boston theft, where $1,200 worth of goods were stolen, took place. It's an odd case, and it's not entirely clear if it will hold up in court.
As New York Post notes, the lawsuit argues that Apple's "use of facial recognition software in its stores to track individuals suspected of theft is the type of Orwellian surveillance that consumers fear, particularly as it can be assumed that the majority of consumers are not aware that their faces are secretly being analyzed."
Update, 4/23/19, 9:36AM ET: This story has been updated with a response from an Apple spokesperson, who says the company does not use facial recognition in its stores.
crashspeeder on April 23rd, 2019 at 13:13 UTC »
This isn't an article. This is practically a Twitter post, it's so short, and lacking in any important details. If the thief used an id with no picture but his details, how did Apple go about getting his picture to program into their surveillance system? That may be the meat of this lawsuit.
Also, are we saying all of Apple's stores have linked surveillance systems, which can be centrally programmed, and are actively tracking faces that walk in? Furthermore, Apple stores have glass doors and windows. Does this mean they're tracking/storing people that AREN'T walking in, merely walking by? If any of this is happening, that's the bigger story here.
EDIT: article was updated. This is a big pile of nonsense.
weaponized_autizm on April 23rd, 2019 at 13:05 UTC »
The article says at one store $1,200 worth of goods was stolen. So...one iPhone?
Derplstiltskin on April 23rd, 2019 at 11:38 UTC »
Those are high hopes