She lost her home, car, and dog while jailed for a crime committed more than 1,200 miles away

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[–] 4 points 10 hours ago

I was waiting for this as soon as I read the initial article. I hope she gets so much money she doesn't know what to do with it. It obviously could never fairly compensate her for what she was put through, but the cops should not get away with this. It sucks that essentially the people of the town are going to be on the hook for the incompetence of the cops, but maybe it'll change their opinion on the cops in the first place. She also separately named the cop, so good for her.

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  • [–] 27 points 17 hours ago

    This is why we need HIPPA laws for privacy. Police will happily skip an investigation if a magic 8 ball just tells them who to arrest

    Even if we defeat flock, there's a dozen more companies ready to take their place

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  • [–] 23 points 18 hours ago (1 child)

    Facial recognition should never be a basis for arrest. It should only ever be used to narrow results and point an officer down a path to get concrete evidence. Facial recognition algorithm output should not be admissible as evidence.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 hours ago

    Heck failed to disclose that the facial recognition result came from a photo on the suspect's fake ID rather than surveillance footage. It also says he omitted that such results serve only as investigative leads requiring independent corroboration, rather than positive identification. According to the lawsuit, West Fargo police considered the results insufficient on their own to support charges.

    There are theoretically policies in place for this, but the cop was fully ignoring them and couldn't be bothered to do his job or care.

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  • [–] 2 points 14 hours ago

    Initially read it as "fecal recognition mistake." Bit early for bed, but here I go...

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