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Watchlist-based facial recognition matching systems
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Incident 18222 Report
Paraguay Convenience Store Customer Reportedly Accused of Theft and Denied Service After Facial Recognition False Match
2025-03-02
At a Biggie Express convenience store in San Lorenzo, Paraguay, medical student Pablo Servín said employees publicly accused him of theft and refused service after a facial-recognition system reportedly matched him to a robbery suspect with 90% similarity. He said a subsequent review of security footage showed he was not the suspect. Servín described humiliation and questioned the chain's handling of biometric data. The system's developer was not identified.
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