Summary
- Detroit woman wrongly arrested for carjacking and robbery due to facial recognition technology error.
- Porsche Woodruff, 8 months pregnant, mistakenly identified as culprit based on outdated 2015 mug shot.
- Surveillance footage did not match the identification, victim wrongly identified Woodruff from lineup based on the 2015 outdated photo.
- Woodruff arrested, detained for 11 hours, charges later dismissed; she files lawsuit against Detroit.
- Facial recognition technology’s flaws in identifying women and people with dark skin highlighted.
- Several US cities banned facial recognition; debate continues due to lobbying and crime concerns.
- Law enforcement prioritized technology’s output over visual evidence, raising questions about its integration.
- ACLU Michigan involved; outcome of lawsuit uncertain, impact on law enforcement’s tech use in question.
Why did I read this as women using makeup to highlight their cheekbones.
Haha, if you quickly skipped the “and people” part. Happen all the time. Brain cycles are expensive.