DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit police chief said he’s setting new policies on the use of facial-recognition technology after a woman who was eight months pregnant said she was wrongly charged with robbery and carjacking in a case that was ultimately dismissed by prosecutors.
The technology, which was used on images taken from gas station video, produced leads in the case but was followed by “very poor” police work, Chief James White said.
His comments came two days after the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan urged Detroit police to stop using the technology.
The city was sued last week by Porcha Woodruff, a 32-year-old Black woman, who was arrested in February while trying to get children ready for school.
White said there must be other evidence, outside the technology, for police to believe a suspect had the “means, ability and opportunity to commit the crime.”
Woodruff’s lawsuit says facial recognition identified her, although the victim had never described the carjacker as visibly pregnant.
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DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit police chief said he’s setting new policies on the use of facial-recognition technology after a woman who was eight months pregnant said she was wrongly charged with robbery and carjacking in a case that was ultimately dismissed by prosecutors.
The technology, which was used on images taken from gas station video, produced leads in the case but was followed by “very poor” police work, Chief James White said.
His comments came two days after the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan urged Detroit police to stop using the technology.
The city was sued last week by Porcha Woodruff, a 32-year-old Black woman, who was arrested in February while trying to get children ready for school.
White said there must be other evidence, outside the technology, for police to believe a suspect had the “means, ability and opportunity to commit the crime.”
Woodruff’s lawsuit says facial recognition identified her, although the victim had never described the carjacker as visibly pregnant.
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