Man Falsely Arrested Due to Faulty Facial Recognition Seeks $10 Million in Damages
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Harvey Murphy Jr. was falsely accused by facial recognition software of robbing a Sunglass Hut in Texas when he was actually in California.
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Murphy was arrested, jailed, and sexually assaulted by inmates before the charges were dropped.
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The lawsuit alleges the Sunglass Hut parent company used unclear surveillance footage and compared it to Murphy's old mugshots.
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Murphy is suing the companies behind the facial recognition software for negligence and false imprisonment, seeking $10 million in damages.
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The story highlights concerns about error-prone facial recognition technology resulting in false arrests and harm to innocent people.