Detroit changes rules for police use of facial recognition after wrongful arrest of Black man
City to pay $300,000 to Robert Williams, whose driver’s license was incorrectly flagged in shoplifting investigationThe city of Detroit has agreed to pay $300,000 to a Black man who was wrongly arrested for shoplifting and to also change how police use facial recognition technology to solve crimes after the software identified him as a suspect.The conditions are part of a lawsuit settlement with Robert Williams. His driver’s license photo was incorrectly flagged by facial recognition software as a likely match to a man seen on security video at a Shinola watch store in 2018. Continue reading...
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City to pay $300,000 to Robert Williams, whose driver’s license was incorrectly flagged in shoplifting investigation
The city of Detroit has agreed to pay $300,000 to a Black man who was wrongly arrested for shoplifting and to also change how police use facial recognition technology to solve crimes after the software identified him as a suspect.
The conditions are part of a lawsuit settlement with Robert Williams. His driver’s license photo was incorrectly flagged by facial recognition software as a likely match to a man seen on security video at a Shinola watch store in 2018. Continue reading...