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EPISODE · Aug 17, 2026 · 59 MIN

Police Sued for Blatant Misuse of Facial Recognition. It's NUTS.

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OA1288 - What happens when a hotheaded cop who isn’t interested in putting in much effort to solve a crime meets up with another cop who thinks computers are infallible? A man with no criminal record who lives 300 miles from the crime scene and has no conceivable connection to the crime gets arrested. Hear the ACLU lay out the case for strict guardrails on the use of facial identification software, and training officers to… like do their job at all. Bonus: Learn about Jenessa’s doppleganger / who to blame if she ever gets arrested. Compl., Dillon v. City of Jacksonville Beach, No. 2:26-cv-1936-JES-KRH, (M.D. Fla. 07/13/26) Check out the OA Linktree for all the places to go and things to do!

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