1 pointby iamnothere3 hours ago2 comments
  • jxf3 hours ago
    > Customers can be reassured that the Facewatch system has a 99.98% accuracy rate, and every match is reviewed by a trained manager.

    That's not "reassuring" at all. If Sainsbury's gets, say, 10M customers per week, then that means 2,000 people per week are being falsely accused.

    Likewise, if you visit Sainsbury's twice a week for groceries, the odds are favorable that at some point in your life you will be falsely accused, even with a 99.98% accuracy rate.

    • iamnothere2 hours ago
      Exactly, and it’s not like you can easily change your face.
  • _joel3 hours ago
    thought I recognised the face
    • beardyw2 hours ago
      Ha, but I did too since this is the 3rd posting of this story.