Detroit Police Can No Longer Use Facial Recognition as the Sole Reason for an Arrest

The Detroit Police Department can no longer use facial recognition results as its only basis for an arrest. The new rule comes after the city reached a settlement this week with a Black man who was wrongfully arrested in 2020 after he was incorrectly identified by the technology. The new rule doesn’t mean that officers can’t use facial recognition as part of their process; it only dictates that it can’t be used as the sole basis for a person’s arrest. Under the agreement, police are also not allowed to conduct a lineup based solely on facial recognition results.

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