#falsearrestsconvictionsandimprisonments — Public Fediverse posts

Facial Recognition Led to Wrongful Arrests. So Detroit Is Making Changes. - The Detroit Police Department arrested three people after bad facial recognition matches,... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/29/technology/detroit-facial-recognition-false-arrests.html #falsearrestsconvictionsandimprisonments #surveillanceofcitizensbygovernment #policedepartment(detroitmich) #williamsrobertjulian-borchak #americancivillibertiesunion #facialrecognitionsoftware #suitsandlitigation(civil) #mugshots

Eight Months Pregnant and Arrested After False Facial Recognition Match - Porsha Woodruff thought the police who showed up at her door to arrest her for carjacking... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/06/technology/facial-recognition-false-arrest.html #falsearrestsconvictionsandimprisonments #facialrecognitionsoftware #suitsandlitigation(civil) #detroit(mich) #blackpeople #police

Your DNA Can Now Be Pulled From Thin Air. Privacy Experts Are Worried. - Environmental DNA research has aided conservation, but scientists say its ability to glea... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/15/science/environmental-dna-ethics-privacy.html #falsearrestsconvictionsandimprisonments #surveillanceofcitizensbygovernment #natureecology&evolution(journal) #dna(deoxyribonucleicacid) #conservationofresources #civilrightsandliberties #geneticsandheredity #your-feed-science #forensicscience

Police Relied on Hidden Technology and Put the Wrong Person in Jail - Randal Reid spent nearly a week in confinement, falsely accused of stealing purses in a s... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/31/technology/facial-recognition-false-arrests.html #falsearrestsconvictionsandimprisonments #surveillanceofcitizensbygovernment #sheriffsoffice(jeffersonparishla) #policedepartment(batonrougela) #facialrecognitionsoftware #civilrightsandliberties #artificialintelligence #jeffersonparish(la)