According to the arrest reports and interviews with people arrested, “authorities routinely failed to inform defendants about their use of the software — denying them the opportunity to contest the results of an emerging technology that is prone to error, especially when identifying people of color”

Police seldom disclose use of facial recognition despite false arrests

A Post investigation found that many defendants were unaware of the technology’s role in linking them to crimes, leading to questions of fairness.

Wait, cops lying about and withholding evidence? Unpossible!

That's really bad. 😱

“The Coral Springs Police Department in South Florida instructs officers not to reveal the use of facial recognition in written reports…” 💀