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Advanced Evidence Spring 2023 (4 credit)

‘Thousands of Dollars for Something I Didn’t Do’

By Kashmir Hill and Ryan Mac, The New York Times (March 31, 2023)

Because of a bad facial recognition match and other hidden technology, Randal Reid spent nearly a week in jail, falsely accused of stealing purses in a state he said he had never even visited. The article is pasted below and is available online here.