Law enforcement
Incidents Harmed By
Incident 4465 Report
ShotSpotter Failed to Alert Authorities of Mass Shooting in North Carolina
2023-01-01
ShotSpotter did not detect gunshots and alert Durham police of a drive-by shooting in Durham, North Carolina which left five people in hospital on New Year's Day.
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Deputies in Cherokee County, Georgia, Allegedly Misused Automated License Plate Reader Data for Non-Law-Enforcement Purposes
2026-06-12
An internal audit by the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office in Georgia reportedly found that deputies Cynthia Jodesty, Chris Bryant, and Mike Creeden used the agency's automated license plate reader database for non-law-enforcement purposes in violation of policy and state law.
MoreIncident 10182 Report
OpenAI's 4o Model Allegedly Used to Generate Fake Receipts and Prescriptions
2025-03-31
OpenAI's new image generator, 4o, was reportedly used to produce realistic fraudulent documents, including fake restaurant receipts, prescriptions for controlled substances, and potentially other identity or financial documents. Users demonstrated how the model could be prompted to bypass safety restrictions to be misused for expense fraud, medical forgery, and other various forms of document falsification.
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Scammers Allegedly Used AI-Generated Voice in Boone County, Missouri, Kidnapping Ransom Scam
2026-07-17
Boone County, Missouri, authorities said a resident received a call on July 17, 2026, that displayed the resident's daughter's name and number and used an AI-generated imitation of her voice to claim she had been kidnapped at gunpoint. A second voice demanded ransom. A coordinated police response located the daughter safely in Jefferson City, unaware of the call; no payment or arrest was reported.
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Incident 107515 Report
New Orleans Police Reportedly Used Real-Time Facial Recognition Alerts Supplied by Project NOLA Despite Local Ordinance
2025-05-19
New Orleans police reportedly received real-time facial recognition alerts from a privately operated surveillance network run by Project NOLA, reportedly leading to dozens of arrests. This purported use of AI surveillance appears to conflict with a 2022 city ordinance that restricts facial recognition to specific post-incident investigations. Police are alleged to have not consistently disclosed the technology's use.
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Purported Facial Recognition Error Reportedly Led to Arrest and Monthslong Jailing of Tennessee Woman in North Dakota Fraud Case
2025-07-14
A Tennessee woman was reportedly jailed for nearly six months after Fargo police allegedly relied on a purported facial recognition match in a North Dakota fraud investigation. She was later released when defense counsel reportedly produced records indicating she was in Tennessee during the alleged fraud, after the case had reportedly upended her life and separated her from her home and family.
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Kechi, Kansas Police Lieutenant Victor Heiar Used Flock Safety License-Plate Reader System to Monitor Estranged Wife
2022-10-23
Kechi, Kansas police lieutenant Victor Heiar used Wichita police's Flock Safety license-plate reader system to search his estranged wife's plate and review her movements over the prior month. An arrest affidavit said Heiar acknowledged knowing the use was improper; his wife said she felt violated and unsafe. He later pleaded guilty to misdemeanor stalking and computer crime and received 18 months' probation.
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ShotSpotter Failed to Alert Authorities of Mass Shooting in North Carolina
2023-01-01
ShotSpotter did not detect gunshots and alert Durham police of a drive-by shooting in Durham, North Carolina which left five people in hospital on New Year's Day.
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Privacy
Incidents Harmed By
- Incident 107515 Reports
New Orleans Police Reportedly Used Real-Time Facial Recognition Alerts Supplied by Project NOLA Despite Local Ordinance
- Incident 14168 Reports
Purported Facial Recognition Error Reportedly Led to Arrest and Monthslong Jailing of Tennessee Woman in North Dakota Fraud Case
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Minors
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- Incident 4124 Reports
Finnish Police Were Reportedly Reprimanded After National Bureau of Investigation Unit Allegedly Used Clearview AI to Identify Potential Abuse Victims
- Incident 16981 Report
Flock Safety License-Plate Reader Reportedly Misread Plate Digit, Prompting Gunpoint Stop of Two Sisters in Española, New Mexico
Durham Police Department
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- Incident 4465 Reports
ShotSpotter Failed to Alert Authorities of Mass Shooting in North Carolina
- Incident 4465 Reports
ShotSpotter Failed to Alert Authorities of Mass Shooting in North Carolina
Incidents involved as Deployer
ShotSpotter
Incidents involved as Developer
- Incident 4465 Reports
ShotSpotter Failed to Alert Authorities of Mass Shooting in North Carolina
- Incident 4465 Reports
ShotSpotter Failed to Alert Authorities of Mass Shooting in North Carolina
Incidents implicated systems
National security and intelligence stakeholders
Incidents Harmed By
Incidents involved as Deployer
Automated license plate reader (ALPR) developers
Incidents involved as Developer
- Incident 16906 Reports
Kechi, Kansas Police Lieutenant Victor Heiar Used Flock Safety License-Plate Reader System to Monitor Estranged Wife
- Incident 17175 Reports
Flock Safety License-Plate Reader Reportedly Misread Plate, Leading Toledo, Ohio, Police to Stop Motorist at Gunpoint and Deploy K-9
Incidents implicated systems
Automated license plate readers (ALPR)
Incidents implicated systems
- Incident 17175 Reports
Flock Safety License-Plate Reader Reportedly Misread Plate, Leading Toledo, Ohio, Police to Stop Motorist at Gunpoint and Deploy K-9
- Incident 15953 Reports
Deputies in Cherokee County, Georgia, Allegedly Misused Automated License Plate Reader Data for Non-Law-Enforcement Purposes
Real-time facial recognition alert pipeline to New Orleans Police Department
Incidents implicated systems
Automated person-tracking via clothing and physical descriptors
Incidents implicated systems
Trevis Williams
Incidents Harmed By
- Incident 11911 Report
NYPD Facial Recognition System Allegedly Produced Erroneous Match That Reportedly Resulted in Wrongful Detention of Trevis Williams
- Incident 11911 Report
NYPD Facial Recognition System Allegedly Produced Erroneous Match That Reportedly Resulted in Wrongful Detention of Trevis Williams
Judicial integrity
Incidents Harmed By
- Incident 14168 Reports
Purported Facial Recognition Error Reportedly Led to Arrest and Monthslong Jailing of Tennessee Woman in North Dakota Fraud Case
- Incident 11911 Report
NYPD Facial Recognition System Allegedly Produced Erroneous Match That Reportedly Resulted in Wrongful Detention of Trevis Williams
General public of New York
Incidents Harmed By
- Incident 11911 Report
NYPD Facial Recognition System Allegedly Produced Erroneous Match That Reportedly Resulted in Wrongful Detention of Trevis Williams
- Incident 11911 Report
NYPD Facial Recognition System Allegedly Produced Erroneous Match That Reportedly Resulted in Wrongful Detention of Trevis Williams
Epistemic integrity
Incidents Harmed By
- Incident 14168 Reports
Purported Facial Recognition Error Reportedly Led to Arrest and Monthslong Jailing of Tennessee Woman in North Dakota Fraud Case
- Incident 17175 Reports
Flock Safety License-Plate Reader Reportedly Misread Plate, Leading Toledo, Ohio, Police to Stop Motorist at Gunpoint and Deploy K-9
Incidents involved as Developer
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Incidents involved as Deployer
- Incident 13531 Report
ICE Facial Recognition App Mobile Fortify Reportedly Misidentified Woman Twice During Immigration Enforcement in Oregon
- Incident 13621 Report
Border Patrol Agent Allegedly Claimed Facial Recognition Identified Minneapolis ICE Observer and Global Entry Was Reportedly Revoked Three Days Later
United States Customs and Border Protection
Incidents involved as Deployer
- Incident 13531 Report
ICE Facial Recognition App Mobile Fortify Reportedly Misidentified Woman Twice During Immigration Enforcement in Oregon
- Incident 13621 Report
Border Patrol Agent Allegedly Claimed Facial Recognition Identified Minneapolis ICE Observer and Global Entry Was Reportedly Revoked Three Days Later
United States Department of Homeland Security
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Incidents involved as Deployer
Unnamed woman detained by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Incidents Harmed By
Mobile Fortify
Incidents implicated systems
- Incident 13531 Report
ICE Facial Recognition App Mobile Fortify Reportedly Misidentified Woman Twice During Immigration Enforcement in Oregon
- Incident 13621 Report
Border Patrol Agent Allegedly Claimed Facial Recognition Identified Minneapolis ICE Observer and Global Entry Was Reportedly Revoked Three Days Later
Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office (Georgia)
Incidents Harmed By
- Incident 15953 Reports
Deputies in Cherokee County, Georgia, Allegedly Misused Automated License Plate Reader Data for Non-Law-Enforcement Purposes
- Incident 15953 Reports
Deputies in Cherokee County, Georgia, Allegedly Misused Automated License Plate Reader Data for Non-Law-Enforcement Purposes
Incidents involved as Deployer
Individuals whose license plate data were accessed for non-law-enforcement purposes
Incidents Harmed By
Unidentified perpetrators of Boone County, Missouri, AI voice kidnapping scam
Incidents involved as Deployer
Boone County, Missouri, resident targeted by alleged AI voice kidnapping scam
Incidents Harmed By
Daughter of Boone County, Missouri, resident targeted by alleged AI voice kidnapping scam
Incidents Harmed By
Stalkers
Incidents involved as Deployer
- Incident 16906 Reports
Kechi, Kansas Police Lieutenant Victor Heiar Used Flock Safety License-Plate Reader System to Monitor Estranged Wife
- Incident 16892 Reports
Fort Bend County, Texas, Sheriff's Office Lieutenant Reportedly Used Flock Safety License-Plate Reader System for 189 Non-Law-Enforcement Searches
Road users
Incidents Harmed By
- Incident 17175 Reports
Flock Safety License-Plate Reader Reportedly Misread Plate, Leading Toledo, Ohio, Police to Stop Motorist at Gunpoint and Deploy K-9
- Incident 16941 Report
Jackson Township Police in Stark County, Ohio Briefly Detained Driver After Flock Safety Alert Matched Vehicle to Stale Missing-Juvenile Hot-List Entry
Motorists
Incidents Harmed By
- Incident 17175 Reports
Flock Safety License-Plate Reader Reportedly Misread Plate, Leading Toledo, Ohio, Police to Stop Motorist at Gunpoint and Deploy K-9
- Incident 16941 Report
Jackson Township Police in Stark County, Ohio Briefly Detained Driver After Flock Safety Alert Matched Vehicle to Stale Missing-Juvenile Hot-List Entry
Drivers
Incidents Harmed By
- Incident 17175 Reports
Flock Safety License-Plate Reader Reportedly Misread Plate, Leading Toledo, Ohio, Police to Stop Motorist at Gunpoint and Deploy K-9
- Incident 16941 Report
Jackson Township Police in Stark County, Ohio Briefly Detained Driver After Flock Safety Alert Matched Vehicle to Stale Missing-Juvenile Hot-List Entry
Victims of stalking
Incidents Harmed By
- Incident 16971 Report
Former Costa Mesa, California, Police Officer Reportedly Used Flock Safety License-Plate Reader System to Track Woman He Was Seeing and Her Romantic Partners
- Incident 17161 Report
Former Coffee County, Georgia, Deputy Allegedly Used Flock Safety License-Plate Reader System to Track Woman
Individuals mistakenly detained by law enforcement
Incidents Harmed By
- Incident 17175 Reports
Flock Safety License-Plate Reader Reportedly Misread Plate, Leading Toledo, Ohio, Police to Stop Motorist at Gunpoint and Deploy K-9
- Incident 17031 Report
Harris County, Texas, Deputies Reportedly Detained Two 19-Year-Olds at Gunpoint After Flock Safety License-Plate Reader Detected Different Stolen Camaro
Police departments in the United States
Incidents involved as Deployer
- Incident 17175 Reports
Flock Safety License-Plate Reader Reportedly Misread Plate, Leading Toledo, Ohio, Police to Stop Motorist at Gunpoint and Deploy K-9
- Incident 17062 Reports
Milwaukee Police Detective Allegedly Used Flock Safety License-Plate Reader 20 Times to Track Two People in Violation of Department Policy