Man Jailed, Raped, and Beaten After False Facial Recognition Match, $10M Lawsuit Alleges::A 61-year-old man alleges that a facial recognition algorithm used a mugshot from the 1980s to ID him in a crime he didn’t commit.

  • cryptosporidium140@sh.itjust.works
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    10 months ago

    All this for fucking Sunglass Hut… But also, our jail system is ridiculous. Nobody should be unsafe in jail. And the fact that people are put in real danger due to an accusation is beyond broken.

  • sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz
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    10 months ago

    I don’t care if the facial recognition worked exactly as it was supposed to, with 100% accuracy (I know, we are in fantasy land here, but stay with this hypothetical), WTF? Nobody in jail deserves that. Also I’m thinking, does everyone who goes to that jail get beat up and gang raped? It just makes news if it’s the “wrong” guy?

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    10 months ago

    I’m not surprised to hear this took place in Texas. Southerners seem to see jail and prison violence as a feature rather than an issue.