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UK passport photo checker shows bias against dark-skinned women
UK passport photo checker shows bias against dark-skinned women.
- Date it happened
- 2020-10-07
- Organisation involved
- UK Home Office
- Product, system or model
- People applying to get a passport must pass an automated check to "detect poor quality photos which do not meet Home Office rules" including "having a neutral expression, a closed mouth, and looking s
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