ACLU Sues Florida Police Over Face Recognition Arrest
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a lawsuit against two police departments in Florida. The legal action pertains to the arrest of a Fort Myers man in connection with a child-abduction case. The ACLU alleges that officers considered a flawed face-recognition match to be a near-certain identification, leading to the arrest.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has initiated a lawsuit against two police departments located in Florida. The legal action is focused on the arrest of a Fort Myers man involved in a child-abduction case.
The ACLU claims that officers involved in the case treated a face-recognition match, which they describe as flawed, as a definitive identification. This alleged reliance on the technology is central to the lawsuit.
According to Wired, the lawsuit challenges the use of one of the oldest police face-recognition tools in the United States.
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