Facial Recognition Led to Wrongful Arrests. So Detroit Is Making Changes.

Detroit Adopts New Rules for Police Use of Facial Recognition Technology #

In January 2020, a man spent 30 hours in a Detroit jail due to a wrongful facial recognition match. As part of a legal settlement over his arrest, new rules have been adopted to improve police use of facial recognition technology in Detroit. These rules are considered by the American Civil Liberties Union to be a potential national standard. The man hopes that this development will pave the way for progress. The new rules include restrictions on showing facial recognition matches to eyewitnesses and aim to establish more safeguards in its use.