‘Was It Malicious or Was It Lazy?’: 3rd Black Man Arrested Based on ‘Faulty Facial Recognition’ Technology Files Federal Lawsuit Alleging Excessive Force, False Imprisonment
A New Jersey man spent 10 months trying to clear his name after facial recognition software wrongfully identified him as the suspect in a violent 2019 getaway. Nijeer Parks spent at least eight days in jail and was never given a chance to explain that he was not in Woodbridge, New Jersey, the day a…