Alleged Macy's Facial Recognition Error Leads to Wrongful Arrest and Subsequent Sexual Assault in Jail
Description
Harvey Murphy Jr. was wrongfully accused of robbing a Sunglass Hut due to an alleged misidentification by the facial recognition system operated by Macy's. While in custody for ten days, he was sexually assaulted. He is now suing Macy's, EssilorLuxottica (Sunglass Hut's parent), and others, for $10 million.
Actors
Alleged Deployers
- macy's
- facial-recognition-system-deployers
Alleged Developers
- facial-recognition-system-developers
Harmed Parties
- harvey-murphy-jr
- consumers
- macy's-customers
- general-public
- general-public-of-the-united-states
Classification
Risk Domain
AI Safety & FailuresRisk Subdomain
7.3. Lack of capability or robustness
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