Detroit police will change rules on using facial recognition after mistakenly arresting a pregnant woman

Detroit (Michigan) Police Chief James White will set new rules for facial recognition technology after an eight-month pregnant woman said she was wrongly accused of robbing and stealing a car.

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White said the technology provided leads in the case but was followed by "very poor" police work.

"We want to ensure that nothing like this happens again," he said.

White said officers will be prohibited from using images captured by facial recognition technology in photographic lineups. Also, if the technology is used in an investigation, two captains will review the warrant.

The new rules will soon go before the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners.

Go Deeper:

• An innocent woman who was eight months pregnant was arrested in the US because of a facial recognition error

Source: NBC