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Detroit Police Wrongfully Arrested Black Man Due To Faulty FRT
A Black man was wrongfully detained by the Detroit Police Department as a result of a false facial recognition (FRT) result.
- Date it happened
- 2020-01-30
- Organisation involved
- Detroit Police Department
- Product, system or model
- facial recognition company, providing software to companies, law enforcement, universities, and individuals.
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