Botched porch-theft case puts Flock cameras on trial - Axios
A police sergeant used Flock records to place Chrisanna Elser’s vehicle near a porch theft and issued her a summons for stealing the package.
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A police sergeant used Flock records to place Chrisanna Elser’s vehicle near a porch theft and issued her a summons for stealing the package.
DataOne operated gas-fired generators that emitted air pollution into the surrounding Vineland community.
Police used Flock camera data to look up vehicle and immigration information in investigations that involved ICE.
The system wrongly identified legitimate WhatsApp users’ activity as rule violations and suspended their accounts.
Generated and circulated a fake video falsely depicting Delhi Police ACP Vivek Bhagat sexually assaulting a woman.
The license plate reader was allegedly used to track the officer’s ex-girlfriend.
The system generated pricing recommendations for McDonald's franchisees that could influence menu prices charged to customers.
Claude submitted a fabricated murder tip claiming to have seen someone near the crime scene to the Philadelphia police website.
The tool generated pricing recommendations for McDonald’s franchisees; plaintiffs allege the recommendations coordinated prices and raised menu prices for customers.
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Flock camera alerts flagged five people's vehicles as matches to stolen-vehicle reports, leading officers to stop, detain, or jail them.
The network automatically captured vehicle license plates across Port St. Lucie and allegedly enabled tracking of a specific pedestrian and disclosure of related footage to reporters.
The system assigned a Profile Relevancy score to assess job applicants like Kenneth Lenk, influencing hiring decisions.
The system generated false productivity reports that led to the firing of African American women over a certain age.
The system scored employees and targeted older workers for layoffs.
Terminated contract of an Uber driver after allegedly falsely charging them with drunk driving
Job applicants were screened and older applicants were rejected or not selected for interview.
Decided which users saw employment, housing, and credit ads based on protected characteristics.
The system pre-selected Mr. Loeffler for termination based on his race, sex, and age.
AI read, reviewed, and responded to employees' disability accommodation requests, resulting in denials and terminations.
The system scored and ranked warehouse employees on productivity, leading to disproportionately more adverse employment actions and terminations for women.
The algorithm recommended compensation amounts for employees based on job level and performance, which plaintiffs allege resulted in lower pay for women compared to men performing substantially similar work.
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