Aug 26, 2024Confirmed
Florida police reportedly arrested a crabber after a facial recognition system falsely matched him to a suspect
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Florida police reportedly arrested commercial crabber Robert Dillon in August 2024 after the statewide FACES facial recognition system purportedly matched him to a suspect in grainy Jacksonville Beach images. He reportedly lived over 300 miles away, spent a night in jail, and posted bond with his truck title.
What this means for youA computer match can point police at the wrong person, and an innocent person can end up in jail. If you are ever arrested after a face match, you can ask whether facial recognition was used and whether other evidence supports it.
Sources
- AI Incident Databasehttps://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1545
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