Civil Rights Advocates Achieve the Nation’s Strongest Police Department Policy on Facial Recognition Technology

Published on July 8, 2024

DETROIT, Mich. — Civil rights advocates announced today a settlement in the lawsuit brought on behalf of Robert Williams, who was wrongfully arrested by the Detroit Police Department in 2020 after the department relied on incorrect results from facial recognition technology. The groundbreaking settlement agreement achieves the nation’s strongest police department policies and practices constraining law enforcement’s use of this dangerous technology. The agreement will also lower the likelihood of wrongful arrests, especially for people of color and women, who are substantially more likely to be misidentified by facial recognition technology.

Williams v. City of Detroit, ACLU & ACLU of Michigan, June 28, 2024

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