facial-recognition-system-developers

What changed

Florida police reportedly arrested commercial crabber Robert Dillon in August 2024 after the statewide FACES facial recognition system purportedly identified him as a possible match to a suspect shown in grainy surveillance images from Jacksonville Beach. Dillon reportedly lived more than 300 miles away and said he had never visited the city. He reportedly spent a night in jail and posted bond using his truck title.

Timeline

1. 18 June 2026Florida Police Reportedly Wrongfully Arrested Commercial Crabber Robert Dillon After Allegedly False Facial Recognition Match
   Incident82%

   • Florida Man Sues Police Over Wrongful Arrest Due to False Facial Recognition Matchhttps://www.aclu.org/press-releases/florida-man-sues-police-over-wrongful-arrest-due-to-false-facial-recognition-match
   • AI leads to wrongful arrest of Lee County manhttps://www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com/article/ai-leads-to-wrongful-arrest-of-lee-county-man/63745255
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 1545https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1545/

   Florida Man Sues Police Over Wrongful Arrest Due to False Facial Recognition MatchAI leads to wrongful arrest of Lee County manAI Incident Database - Incident 1545
2. 26 Aug 2025NYPD Facial Recognition System Allegedly Produced Erroneous Match That Reportedly Resulted in Wrongful Detention of Trevis Williams
   Incident78%

   • How the N.Y.P.D.’s Facial Recognition Tool Landed the Wrong Man in Jailhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/nyregion/nypd-facial-recognition-dismissed-case.html
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 1191https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1191/

   How the N.Y.P.D.’s Facial Recognition Tool Landed the Wrong Man in JailAI Incident Database - Incident 1191
3. 19 June 2025New Orleans Police Reportedly Used Real-Time Facial Recognition Alerts Supplied by Project NOLA Despite Local Ordinance
   Incident82%

   • Police secretly monitored New Orleans with facial recognition camerashttps://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/05/19/live-facial-recognition-police-new-orleans/
   • Show us your face: New Orleans PD reportedly got secret facial recognition alertshttps://www.theregister.com/2025/05/19/new_orleans_facial_recognition/
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 1075https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1075/

   Police secretly monitored New Orleans with facial recognition camerasShow us your face: New Orleans PD reportedly got secret facial recognition alertsAI Incident Database - Incident 1075
4. 19 Mar 2025Clearview AI Reportedly Faces $33.7 Million Fine for Violating GDPR with Biometric Data Harvesting
   Incident82%

   • Clearview AI—Controversial Facial Recognition Firm—Fined $33 Million For ‘Illegal Database’https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2024/09/03/clearview-ai-controversial-facial-recognition-firm-fined-33-million-for-illegal-database/
   • Clearview AI fined by Dutch agency for facial recognition databasehttps://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/clearview-ai-fined-by-dutch-agency-facial-recognition-database-2024-09-03/
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 781https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/781/

   Clearview AI—Controversial Facial Recognition Firm—Fined $33 Million For ‘Illegal Database’Clearview AI fined by Dutch agency for facial recognition databaseAI Incident Database - Incident 781
5. 13 Jan 2025Alleged Misuse of Facial Recognition Technology by Law Enforcement Reportedly Leading to Wrongful Arrests and Violations of Investigative Standards
   Incident78%

   • Arrested by AI: Police ignore standards after facial recognition matcheshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/business/interactive/2025/police-artificial-intelligence-facial-recognition/
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 896https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/896/

   Arrested by AI: Police ignore standards after facial recognition matchesAI Incident Database - Incident 896
6. 22 Oct 2024Facial Recognition System in Buenos Aires Triggers Police Checks Based on False Matches
   Incident78%

   • How We Investigated Mass Surveillance in Argentinahttps://pulitzercenter.org/how-we-investigated-mass-surveillance-argentina
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 829https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/829/

   How We Investigated Mass Surveillance in ArgentinaAI Incident Database - Incident 829
7. 27 Mar 2024Purported Mass Facial Recognition Program in Gaza Reportedly Used by Israeli Forces to Identify Palestinians
   Incident82%

   • Israel Deploys Expansive Facial Recognition Program in Gazahttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/27/technology/israel-facial-recognition-gaza.html
   • Israel quietly rolled out a mass facial recognition program in the Gaza Striphttps://www.theverge.com/2024/3/27/24114043/israel-facial-recognition-gaza-strip-corsight
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 659https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/659/

   Israel Deploys Expansive Facial Recognition Program in GazaIsrael quietly rolled out a mass facial recognition program in the Gaza StripAI Incident Database - Incident 659
8. 24 July 2023Illinois Residents File Class Action Lawsuit Against Facial Recognition Technology Companies for Allegedly Violating BIPA
   Incident78%

   • Illinois residents allege facial image search engine violates BIPAhttps://madisonrecord.com/stories/642174142-illinois-residents-allege-facial-image-search-engine-violates-bipa
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 584https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/584/

   Illinois residents allege facial image search engine violates BIPAAI Incident Database - Incident 584
9. 5 July 2023Activists Allege NYPD's Application of Facial Recognition Interfered with Right to Protest
   Incident82%

   • NYPD used facial recognition to track down Black Lives Matter activisthttps://www.theverge.com/2020/8/18/21373316/nypd-facial-recognition-black-lives-matter-activist-derrick-ingram
   • NYPD Used Facial Recognition Technology In Siege Of Black Lives Matter Activist’s Apartmenthttps://gothamist.com/news/nypd-used-facial-recognition-unit-in-siege-of-black-lives-matter-activists-apartment
   • AI Incident Database - Incident 558https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/558/

   NYPD used facial recognition to track down Black Lives Matter activistNYPD Used Facial Recognition Technology In Siege Of Black Lives Matter Activist’s ApartmentAI Incident Database - Incident 558
10. 6 Jan 2023Henan Authorities Reportedly Commissioned Facial Recognition System to Track Journalists and International Students
    Incident82%

    • Chinese province targets journalists and students in planned surveillance systemhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/29/china-province-surveillance-system-journalists-students-henan
    • EXCLUSIVE Chinese province targets journalists, foreign students with planned new surveillance systemhttps://www.reuters.com/technology/exclusive-chinese-province-targets-journalists-foreign-students-with-planned-new-2021-11-29/
    • AI Incident Database - Incident 438https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/438/

    Chinese province targets journalists and students in planned surveillance systemEXCLUSIVE Chinese province targets journalists, foreign students with planned new surveillance systemAI Incident Database - Incident 438
11. 6 Jan 2023South Korean Agencies Reportedly Shared Airport Travelers' Face Images with Companies to Train Immigration Facial Recognition System
    Incident82%

    • South Korea Is Giving Millions of Photos to Facial Recognition Researchershttps://www.vice.com/en/article/xgdxqd/south-korea-is-selling-millions-of-photos-to-facial-recognition-researchers
    • Rights groups demand halt to South Korea facial recognition surveillance projecthttps://www.biometricupdate.com/202111/rights-groups-demand-halt-to-south-korea-facial-recognition-surveillance-project
    • AI Incident Database - Incident 441https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/441/

    South Korea Is Giving Millions of Photos to Facial Recognition ResearchersRights groups demand halt to South Korea facial recognition surveillance projectAI Incident Database - Incident 441
12. 5 Dec 2022Finnish Police Were Reportedly Reprimanded After National Bureau of Investigation Unit Allegedly Used Clearview AI to Identify Potential Abuse Victims
    Incident82%

    • Testing of facial recognition software by NBI reported to Data Protection Ombudsmanhttps://poliisi.fi/en/-/testing-of-facial-recognition-software-by-nbi-reported-to-data-protection-ombudsman
    • Clearview AI Offered Free Trials To Police Around The Worldhttps://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/clearview-ai-international-search-table
    • AI Incident Database - Incident 412https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/412/

    Testing of facial recognition software by NBI reported to Data Protection OmbudsmanClearview AI Offered Free Trials To Police Around The WorldAI Incident Database - Incident 412

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