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Robert Williams

Man awarded $300,000 after being wrongfully detained because of facial recognition

Man awarded $300,000 after being wrongfully detained because of facial recognition

Robert Williams was detained in 2020 after he was suspected of stealing expensive watches. This occurred after Detroit police used facial recognition software to compare Williams’ driver’s license photo to the blurry CCTV footage of the alleged theft. However, Williams was not the perpetrator since he was traveling home from work at the time of…

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