(Charles Rex Arbogast/AP)An 18-year-old from New York is suing Apple for $1 billion, claiming that a facial recognition system at its stores falsely connected him to a series of thefts. The lawsuit, citing the detective, says that Apple uses facial recognition software to identify shoplifters. His attorney told The Washington Post that the permit may have been presented as identification at an Apple store, erroneously connecting Bah’s name with the thief’s face in the company’s security system. That means every time the perpetrator walked into an Apple store, his face would register as Bah, the attorney said. As for the Massachusetts case, the lawsuit said, Bah had never set foot in Boston before his arraignment.

Source: Washington Post April 23, 2019 13:32 UTC