Disney faces $5M lawsuit over facial recognition technology use in parks
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Summary
Disney is facing a $5 million lawsuit over its use of facial recognition technology in its amusement parks, with the lawsuit accusing the company of violating privacy and consumer-protection laws by failing to adequately disclose its use of the technology and the data collected. Disney claims it converts facial photos into numerical data to detect unauthorized use of guest passes and deletes the data after 30 days, but makes exceptions for undisclosed "legal reasons." The article also highlights broader concerns about facial recognition technology, including its tendency to misidentify women and ethnic minorities at higher rates, and its use by law enforcement for surveillance.
Key quotes
· 5 pulledDisney amusement parks have begun using facial recognition technology, and they're already receiving pushback.
A $5 million lawsuit was filed accusing the company of violating privacy and consumer-protection laws by failing to 'sufficiently disclose its use of the technology and the data collected.'
Disney claims it converts photos of faces into numerical data and uses that to detect unauthorized uses of guest passes.
They claim the data is destroyed 30 days later but also make exceptions for undisclosed 'legal reasons.'
Over and over again, it has misidentified women and ethnic minorities, sometimes as much as 34% more often than it did lighter-skinned men.
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