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