Facial recognition company disputes viral story claiming it identified 'antifa' members among...

[DonViejo]

Facial recognition company disputes viral story claiming it identified 'antifa' members among MAGA rioters

January 07, 2021
Sky Palma

This Wednesday, the Washington Times ran a story claiming that a facial recognition company had identified members of antifa within the crowd of Trump supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol that same day. But the company cited in the article is disputing the claims and demanding an apology.

"A retired military officer told The Washington Times that the firm XRVision used its software to do facial recognition of protesters and matched two Philadelphia Antifa members to two men inside the Senate," wrote the Times' Rowan Scarborough.

But according to XRVision, that claim is not true. Speaking to BuzzFeed News this Thursday, the company said it has asked the conservative-leaning Washington Times for a retraction.

"Our attorney is in contact with the Washington Times and has instructed them to 'Cease and Desist' from any claims regarding sourcing of XRVision analytics, to retract the current claims, and publish an apology," the statement from XRVision said.

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[SergeStorms]

1. You'll find the correction...

on page six of the Business section in the Sunday Times. That's where The Washington Times puts all of their important corrections, making sure their dozens of readers see them.

[ck4829]

2. Facial recognition technology in law enforcement has taken a serious hit already as of late

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2020/12/29/technology/facial-recognition-misidentify-jail.amp.html

This may inadvertently discredit the technology.

[FakeNoose]

3. They're talking about this guy

He's already been doxed and he's NOT antifa. He's a Qanon crazy.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142661587

[Midnight Writer]

4. Washington Times is a money losing front to employ Right Wing nut jobs.