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Taxonomy DetailsIncident Number
592
Notes (special interest intangible harm)
Facial recognition technology is known to be less accurate for darker skin tones.
Special Interest Intangible Harm
yes
Date of Incident Year
2023
Date of Incident Month
02
Date of Incident Day
16
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A Detroit woman is suing the city and a police detective after she was falsely arrested because of facial recognition technology while she was eight months pregnant, according to court documents.
Porcha Woodruff, 32, was getting her two chi…
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Porcha Woodruff was eight months pregnant when police in Detroit, Michigan came to arrest her on charges of carjacking and robbery. She was getting her two children ready for school when six police officers knocked on her door and presented…
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In January 2020, Robert Williams spent 30 hours in a Detroit jail because facial recognition technology suggested he was a criminal. The match was wrong, and Mr. Williams sued.
On Friday, as part of a legal settlement over his wrongful arre…
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