Facial recognition systems
Incidents implicated systems
Incident 14166 Rapports
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.
PlusIncident 4415 Rapports
South Korean Agencies Reportedly Shared Airport Travelers' Face Images with Companies to Train Immigration Facial Recognition System
2019-06-01
Reporting in 2021 alleged that South Korea's Ministry of Justice shared roughly 170 million face images and related biometric data from Korean and foreign airport travelers with the Ministry of Science and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and private companies for an AI identification and tracking system used in immigration screening. The data was reportedly used for AI training and algorithm testing without travelers' consent.
PlusIncident 4124 Rapports
Finnish Police Were Reportedly Reprimanded After National Bureau of Investigation Unit Allegedly Used Clearview AI to Identify Potential Abuse Victims
2020-01-15
Finland's Deputy Data Protection Ombudsman reportedly reprimanded the National Police Board after a National Bureau of Investigation child sexual exploitation unit allegedly used Clearview AI in late 2019 or early 2020 to identify potential child sexual abuse victims. Four NBI users reportedly made about 120 searches during a free trial without controller approval or prior assessment of how uploaded biometric data would be handled.
PlusIncident 13054 Rapports
UK Facial Recognition System Reportedly Exhibits Higher False Positive Rates for Black and Asian Subjects
2025-12-05
UK government testing of police facial recognition technology reportedly found significantly higher false positive identification rates for Black and Asian individuals compared with white subjects, with particularly elevated error rates for Black women. The findings reportedly emerged from analysis of retrospective searches of the police national database and were disclosed by the Home Office amid plans for expanded national deployment.
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Clearview AI
Incidents involved as Developer
- Incident 4124 Report
Finnish Police Were Reportedly Reprimanded After National Bureau of Investigation Unit Allegedly Used Clearview AI to Identify Potential Abuse Victims
- Incident 5583 Report
Activists Allege NYPD's Application of Facial Recognition Interfered with Right to Protest
Incidents implicated systems
Facial recognition system developers
Incidents involved as Developer
- Incident 4415 Report
South Korean Agencies Reportedly Shared Airport Travelers' Face Images with Companies to Train Immigration Facial Recognition System
- Incident 4124 Report
Finnish Police Were Reportedly Reprimanded After National Bureau of Investigation Unit Allegedly Used Clearview AI to Identify Potential Abuse Victims
Privacy
Affecté par des incidents
- Incident 4415 Report
South Korean Agencies Reportedly Shared Airport Travelers' Face Images with Companies to Train Immigration Facial Recognition System
- Incident 4124 Report
Finnish Police Were Reportedly Reprimanded After National Bureau of Investigation Unit Allegedly Used Clearview AI to Identify Potential Abuse Victims
Biometric data subjects
Affecté par des incidents
- Incident 4415 Report
South Korean Agencies Reportedly Shared Airport Travelers' Face Images with Companies to Train Immigration Facial Recognition System
- Incident 4124 Report
Finnish Police Were Reportedly Reprimanded After National Bureau of Investigation Unit Allegedly Used Clearview AI to Identify Potential Abuse Victims
Law enforcement facial recognition systems
Incidents implicated systems
- Incident 4124 Report
Finnish Police Were Reportedly Reprimanded After National Bureau of Investigation Unit Allegedly Used Clearview AI to Identify Potential Abuse Victims
- Incident 15452 Report
Florida Police Reportedly Wrongfully Arrested Commercial Crabber Robert Dillon After Allegedly False Facial Recognition Match
Biometric data processing systems
Incidents implicated systems
- Incident 4124 Report
Finnish Police Were Reportedly Reprimanded After National Bureau of Investigation Unit Allegedly Used Clearview AI to Identify Potential Abuse Victims
- Incident 5841 Report
Illinois Residents File Class Action Lawsuit Against Facial Recognition Technology Companies for Allegedly Violating BIPA
Surveillance technology developers
Incidents impliqués en tant que développeur et déployeur
Incidents involved as Developer
Wrongfully arrested individuals
Affecté par des incidents
- Incident 15452 Report
Florida Police Reportedly Wrongfully Arrested Commercial Crabber Robert Dillon After Allegedly False Facial Recognition Match
- Incident 8961 Report
Alleged Misuse of Facial Recognition Technology by Law Enforcement Reportedly Leading to Wrongful Arrests and Violations of Investigative Standards
Judicial integrity
Affecté par des incidents
- Incident 14166 Report
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
United States Department of Homeland Security
Incidents involved as Deployer
- Incident 13621 Report
Border Patrol Agent Allegedly Claimed Facial Recognition Identified Minneapolis ICE Observer and Global Entry Was Reportedly Revoked Three Days Later
- Incident 13901 Report
DHS Agents Reportedly Threatened Legal Observers With 'Domestic Terrorist' Database While Using Purportedly AI-Enabled Surveillance During ICE Operations
Legal observers
Affecté par des incidents
- Incident 13621 Report
Border Patrol Agent Allegedly Claimed Facial Recognition Identified Minneapolis ICE Observer and Global Entry Was Reportedly Revoked Three Days Later
- Incident 13901 Report
DHS Agents Reportedly Threatened Legal Observers With 'Domestic Terrorist' Database While Using Purportedly AI-Enabled Surveillance During ICE Operations
General public of the United States
Affecté par des incidents
- Incident 13621 Report
Border Patrol Agent Allegedly Claimed Facial Recognition Identified Minneapolis ICE Observer and Global Entry Was Reportedly Revoked Three Days Later
- Incident 13901 Report
DHS Agents Reportedly Threatened Legal Observers With 'Domestic Terrorist' Database While Using Purportedly AI-Enabled Surveillance During ICE Operations