“So, in particular, if you happen to have darker skin, that facial recognition technology is much, much less accurate.”
Edward Santow
Human Rights Commissioner. In an interview on ABC TV's Afternoon Briefing.
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Edward Santow (Human Rights Commissioner) made this claim. RMIT ABC Fact Check (Australia) looked into it and published its finding on 4 February 2020. Its rating was “Correct”.
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- abc.net.auhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-04/human-rights-commissioner-edward-santow-on-facial/…
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