They took the offender’s name and DOB, looked up the name on whatever database they prefer - probably the electoral register, and then sent the fine to that address WITHOUT checking the DOB matched.

There no need to insert face recognition or ai to explain an administrative error.

And for the record I’m not defending ai or face recognition. I think, probably like most people on lemmy, that we need to be vigilant against digital surveillance and the authoritarianism it could very easily enable.

However, this is almost certainly not AI or face recognition and railing against it is wasting energy that could be better spent elsewhere. Instead of contributing to a cause it’s undermining it. It’s FUD.

The footage is not used to identify the offender it is used in evidence by a court. It works like this, a litter enforcement officer sees you drop litter, they get it on video as evidence, and they approach you and issue a fine. You give them your name, that’s how they get it. If you don’t give your name, it’s a criminal matter and they call the actual police.

AI isn’t mentioned, facial recognition isn’t mentioned. You’re just making up stuff for FUD.

Most of these tickets are on the spot fines. They probably just spoke with the offender who gave his name.

You got a source on ai being used? This article doesn’t mention it.

Bit dramatic mate. One guy called Steve Jones got mixed up with another guy called Steve Jones. Shit happens.