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grue@lemmy.world to Privacy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days ago

Flock license plate reader wrongly linked a San Diego man to a violent crime

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Flock license plate reader wrongly linked a San Diego man to a violent crime

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grue@lemmy.world to Privacy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days ago
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A Flock license plate reader linked a San Diego man to a violent crime. He was five miles away.
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A San Diego man spent one month in jail for a crime he didn't commit, after San Diego Police misinterpreted a hit from a license plate reader.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/1154674

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    Yay, the future is AI powered pre-crime and humanoid police bots killing suspects

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