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False positives are a problem, and it is impossible to have a 0% false positive rate.

So how does the company HANDLE false positives? Perhaps they send out a notice which includes contact information and requests specific information be provided for an "appeals" process of some sort (ideal). Perhaps they say "email us if you object" and then mostly maintain radio silence unless you happen to know somebody (Google). Perhaps they delete the data automatically so there is no possible way to recover (maybe Meetup?).

False positives are a problem and I'm not going to get overly upset with a company when a false positive is triggered. But if you pretend that your process is perfect and do not ALLOW for the possibility of false positives, then I have a problem working with you.




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