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Technology tamfitronics U.S.MichiganDetroit Paying $300K to Man Wrongly Accused of Theft, Making Changes to Facial Technology UsageTechnology tamfitronics Detroit Paying $300K to Man Wrongly Accused of Theft, Making Changes to Facial Technology UsageJune 28, 2024 7:19 PM EDTDetroit — The city of Detroit has agreed to pay $300,000 to a man who was wrongly accused of shoplifting and also change how police use facial recognition technology to solve crimes.The conditions are part of a lawsuit settlement with Robert Williams. His driver's license photo was incorrectly flagged as a likely match to a man seen on security video at a Shinola watch store in 2018.“We are extremely excited that going forward there will be more safeguards on the use of this technology with our hope being to live in a better world because of it,” Williams...

Technology tamfitronics The city of Detroit has agreed to pay $300,000 to a man who was wrongly accused of shopliftingByED WHITE Associated PressDETROIT -- The city of Detroit has agreed to pay $300,000 to a man who was wrongly accused of shoplifting and also change how police use facial recognition technology to solve crimes.The conditions are part of a lawsuit settlement with Robert Williams. His driver's license photo was incorrectly flagged as a likely match to a man seen on security video at a Shinola watch store in 2018.“We are extremely excited that going forward there will be more safeguards on the use of this technology with our hope being to live in a better world because of it,” Williams told reporters, “even though what we would like for them to do is not use...