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Woman wrongly accused of carjacking loses lawsuit against Detroit police who used facial tech
The lawsuit against Detroit police was dismissed despite acknowledgment of wrongful arrest; the city has since revised facial recognition policies to prevent similar errors.
- U.S. District Judge Judith Levy dismissed a lawsuit on August 5 regarding Porcha Woodruff's wrongful arrest in Detroit based on facial recognition technology.
- Woodruff was arrested in February 2023 after gas station video was analyzed with facial recognition, leading police to include her photo in a lineup where the victim identified her.
- Although police admitted Woodruff was the wrong suspect and charges were dropped, her attorney Ivan Land criticized reliance on facial recognition and said Detroit offered an unresolved settlement.
- Judge Levy noted the arrest and jail time were troubling but found the arresting officer lacked awareness of evidence excluding Woodruff as an accomplice and dismissed the related civil rights claim.
- Detroit changed its facial recognition policies following Woodruff's case and others, and Land expressed shock at the ruling and plans to appeal the decision.
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Woman wrongly accused of carjacking loses lawsuit against Detroit police who used facial technology
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Detroit police in the wrongful arrest of a pregnant woman who was charged with carjacking partly because of facial recognition technology.
·United States
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Woman wrongly accused of carjacking loses lawsuit against Detroit police who used facial tech
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Detroit police in the wrongful arrest of a pregnant woman who was charged with carjacking partly because of facial recognition technology.
·New York, United States
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