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Wrongful Arrest Exposes Failures in One of the Oldest Police Face-Recognition Tools in the US
A recent wrongful arrest in Florida has highlighted issues with one of the oldest face-recognition tools used by law enforcement in the US.
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A recent wrongful arrest in Florida has highlighted issues with one of the oldest face-recognition tools used by law enforcement in the US. The tool, which has been in use for many years, was used to identify a suspect in a child-abduction case. However, the match was later disputed, and the individual was released. The ACLU is now suing two Florida police departments, alleging that officers relied too heavily on the flawed match, treating it as conclusive evidence of the suspect's identity.
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