Hey guys, sorry to be asking for help Googling something lol but I was hoping anyone remembers this news article and can help. I remember a news story from a few years ago that was quite comical and I was trying to share it with a friend but can't find it anywhere via Google. Essentially a US company fitted a building maintenance system that would see what areas people were/weren't in and power up/down the lights/heating/door locks/etc, and it ended up locking staff in cold/dark rooms because it couldn't see black people.
Does anyone remember this news story.
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Don't remember that, but do remember the webcam thing.
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/12/22/hp.webcams/
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/12/22/hp.webcams/
Yup, i remember that one but not the one he's referring to.
No it was on a reputable site, I remember laughing at it because the head of security couldn't get the lights on in his office because the BMS system couldn't see an occupant in it.
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Racist cameras. What next.
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Cameras are genuinely poor at capturing brown skin. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/jezebel.com/the-truth-about-photography-and-brown-skin-1557656792/amp