Black woman matched by facial recognition alleges police misconduct in lawsuit

Another person in the United States is alleging a wrongful arrest based on a false match by facial recognition software used by police. It is the sixth allegation of facial recognition prompting the arrest of the wrong person in America, and the third in Detroit. All six incorrectly identified people are Black.

A lawsuit has been filed by Detroit resident Porcha Woodruff, who was 8 months pregnant when she was arrested for carjacking and robbery, The Detroit News reports. A …

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