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Muscovite Detained Three Times in Two Days Due to Facial Recognition System Error
A Moscow resident, Sergey, was detained by law enforcement three times over two days in August after the Sfera facial recognition system mistakenly flagged him. He was briefly held and released each time, once in handcuffs for several hours. He fears such systems could be used to swiftly round up conscripts if a new mobilization wave occurs.
- Language it was published in
- ru
- Date it happened
- 2026-08-01
- Organisation involved
- Moscow City Government
- Product, system or model
- Сфера
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