Lawsuit alleges systemic misuse of facial recognition by Reno police
A lawsuit filed against the Reno Police Department alleges that officers have made thousands of unlawful arrests based on facial…
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Fargo facial recognition saga sees police admit errors but refuse to close case on suspect
The twists and turns in the case could come from a Coen brothers script – but in the case of…
US woman jailed 5 months after facial recognition mismatch, lax police work
In the dystopian nightmare scenario imagined by opponents of facial recognition technology, an innocent person sitting at home might find…
ICE surveillance app comes under scrutiny in Oregon court fight
A federal court case in Oregon has put a new light on how Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers used…
London testing facial recognition app for police as another false match surfaces
London police will soon start testing “operator-initiated facial recognition” (OIFR), a mobile app that allows officers to photograph a person…
US law enforcement dispenses ammo to facial recognition critics
America’s embrace of surveillance technology and a regular series of arrests based on false matches are keeping the question of…
Florida man’s facial recognition match not probable cause for wrongful arrest
A man in Florida was wrongfully arrested last year after a facial recognition system used by the police flagged him…
Wrongful arrest in US linked to facial recognition error leads to $200K settlement
Jefferson Parish Louisiana Sheriff Joe Lopinto’s office has agreed to pay $200,000 to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit brought…
Tech optimism collides with public skepticism over FRT, AI in policing
As facial recognition and AI technologies surge in adoption across U.S. law enforcement, evidence of improper use, bias, and lack…
Detroit police sued over alleged facial recognition use in another wrongful arrest
Detroit police are being sued by a woman who claims she is the victim of wrongful arrest prompted by a…
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