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A Black man spent 10 days in jail after he was misidentified by facial recognition, a new lawsuit claims

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About a year after the incident, New Jersey's attorney general, Gurbir Grewal, ordered the police to stop using facial-recognition technology.A Black man is suing a New Jersey police department after he says he spent 10 days in jail after being misidentified by facial-recognition technology. According to NJ Advance Media, Parks fought the charges and ultimately got them dismissed. Parks' attorney says the police and prosecutors pursued his client based only on evidence provided through facial-recognition technology.

 

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Why a “ Black “ man victim of this so called misidentified system!!!

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