The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has initiated a lawsuit against two police departments in Florida following the wrongful arrest of a Fort Myers man in connection with a child-abduction case. The ACLU claims that officers relied on an inaccurate face recognition match, treating it as a highly reliable identification.
ACLU Files Lawsuit Against Florida Police Departments Over Flawed Face Recognition Arrest
The ACLU is suing two Florida police departments after a Fort Myers man was wrongfully arrested in a child-abduction case. The lawsuit alleges that the police used a flawed face recognition match as a definitive identification.
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Wrongful Arrest Exposes Failures of One of the Oldest Police Face-Recognition Tools in the US
ACLU Files Lawsuit Against Florida Police Departments Over Flawed Face Recognition Arrest