{"id":126422,"date":"2026-03-18T00:39:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T03:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tech.einnews.com\/article\/900131429"},"modified":"2026-03-18T00:39:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T03:39:04","slug":"innocent-man-arrested-after-ai-system-wrongly-identified-him-as-a-burglar-says-police-should-not-be-allowed-to-use-the-tech-because-of-racial-bias-and-horrific-error-rate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/03\/18\/innocent-man-arrested-after-ai-system-wrongly-identified-him-as-a-burglar-says-police-should-not-be-allowed-to-use-the-tech-because-of-racial-bias-and-horrific-error-rate\/","title":{"rendered":"Innocent man arrested after AI system wrongly identified him as a burglar says police should not be allowed to use the tech because of &#8216;racial bias&#8217; and &#8216;horrific&#8217; error rate"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class><strong><span class=\"news-ccox mol-style-underline\">Have YOU been falsely matched by facial recognition<\/span>? Email Sam.Lawley@dailymail.co.uk&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-4303\/sam-lawley.html\" class=\"author\">SAM LAWLEY, NEWS REPORTER<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"><span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-published\"> <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Published:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2026-03-18T00:54:45+0000\"> 20:54 EDT, 17 March 2026 <\/time> <\/span> | <span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated\"> <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Updated:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2026-03-18T00:54:45+0000\"> 20:54 EDT, 17 March 2026 <\/time> <\/span> <\/p>\n<p> <!-- ad: https:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v8\/us\/news\/none\/article\/other\/para_top.html --> <!-- CWV --><!--[if !IE]&gt;&gt;-->  &lt;!&#8211; <!--[if IE]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p> <!--[if !IE]&gt;&gt;-->  &lt;!&#8211;<!--[if IE]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p> <!--[if !IE]&gt;&gt;-->   &lt;!&#8211; <!--[if IE 8]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p> <!--[if IE 9]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p> <!--[if IE]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p> <!--[if !IE]&gt; -->  &lt;!&#8211;<!-- SiteCatalyst code version: H.20.3. Copyright 1997-2009 Omniture, Inc. More info available at http:\/\/www.omniture.com -->      <!-- End SiteCatalyst code version: H.20.3. -->  <!--[if IE]&gt;--><br \/>\n (function (src, d, tag){ var s = d.createElement(tag), prev = d.getElementsByTagName(tag)[0]; s.src = src; prev.parentNode.insertBefore(s, prev); }(&#8220;https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/1.17.0\/async_bundle&#8211;.js&#8221;, document, &#8220;script&#8221;));<br \/>\n <!--[if !IE]&gt; -->   &lt;!&#8211;<!--[if IE]&gt;-->  DM.loadCSS(&#8220;https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/gunther-2159\/video_bundle&#8211;.css&#8221;);<br \/>\n <!--[if !IE]&gt; -->   &lt;!&#8211;      <!-- CWV --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">An innocent man arrested after an <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/ai\/index.html\" id=\"mol-6949aa30-16f5-11f1-ba88-5bdf72eccfa2\" class>AI<\/a> system wrongly identified him as a burglar says police should not be allowed to use the technology because of their &#8216;racial bias&#8217; and the software&#8217;s &#8216;horrific&#8217; error rate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Alvi Choudhury, 26, was working from home in Southampton at the house he shares with his parents on January 7 when officers arrested him and held him in custody for 10 hours.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Thames Valley Police&#8217;s (TVP&#8217;s) automated facial recognition system had matched his mugshot &#8211; taken after he was falsely arrested five years ago &#8211; to a clip of a thief who stole \u00a33,000 and some jewellery from Milton Keynes Buddhist Vihara a month earlier.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He was finally freed with no further action at 2am after cops realised he was not the man in the CCTV clip.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span><\/span>Software engineer Mr Choudhury is now suing police and says he wants both cash and an apology to make up for the miserable ordeal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He told the Daily Mail he blames the software &#8211; which returns false matches 4 per cent of the time among Asian faces &#8211; and the detectives analysing the clips.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Mr Choudhury said: &#8216;No tech company would ever&nbsp;put a system into production with a failure rate of one in 25. That&#8217;s horrific. It is filled with bugs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;They said they had officers visually review it. That is even more concerning because that is probably racial discrimination.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;You&#8217;ve probably just seen two brown people, even though they have completely&nbsp;different features and said, &#8220;yeah, they look close enough. Let&#8217;s arrest them.&#8221;&#8216;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">According to Mr Choudhury, CCTV footage of the crime featured a younger man who looked different to him in every way except for their shared curly hair.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span>TVP said that another man,&nbsp;Eduard Zlatineanu, 23, had been arrested on the day of the <\/span>crime<span>&nbsp;and&nbsp;pleaded guilty&nbsp;at Aylesbury Crown Court just five days after Mr Choudhury&#8217;s false arrest.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span>A second&nbsp;offender who helped steal the loot from a charity fund for Sri Lanka floods victims at the vihara remains unidentified.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span>The force confirmed Mr Choudhury&#8217;s arrest was &#8216;based on the investigating officers&#8217; own visual assessment&#8217; following the initial automated match.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;They saw I was a match, so they could have done some research, some background information on me and not just look at the two pictures and come and arrest me,&#8217; Mr Choudhury added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;If they did any actual detective work, they would have crossed me out straight away, even if their facial recognition system identified me as a suspect.&#8217;<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img data-opt-id=758893364  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2026\/03\/02\/15\/106800365-15606451-image-m-4_1772466879392.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2026\/03\/02\/15\/106800365-15606451-image-m-4_1772466879392.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2026\/03\/02\/15\/106800365-15606451-image-m-4_1772466879392.jpg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2026\/03\/02\/15\/106800365-15606451-image-m-4_1772466879392.jpg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2026\/03\/02\/15\/106800365-15606451-image-m-4_1772466879392.jpg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2026\/03\/02\/15\/106800365-15606451-image-m-4_1772466879392.jpg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2026\/03\/02\/15\/106800365-15606451-image-m-4_1772466879392.jpg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2026\/03\/02\/15\/106800365-15606451-image-m-4_1772466879392.jpg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2026\/03\/02\/15\/106800365-15606451-image-m-4_1772466879392.jpg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2026\/03\/02\/15\/106800365-15606451-image-m-4_1772466879392.jpg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2026\/03\/02\/15\/106800365-15606451-image-m-4_1772466879392.jpg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" id=\"i-178e352b24282c77\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2026\/03\/02\/15\/106800365-15606451-image-m-4_1772466879392.jpg?ssl=1\" height=\"647\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Alvi Choudhury is suing the police after facial recognition confused him for a burglar in a town 100 miles away and says 'lazy' detectives are to blame for his arrest not the faulty system\" class=\"nothing\" loading=\"lazy\"> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">After being arrested at 4pm by Hampshire Constabulary officers &#8211; carrying out the arrest on behalf of TVP, the software engineer was finally interviewed at around midnight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But it took just 10 minutes for questioning to conclude, wwith detectives satisfied he was not in fact the person captured on the CCTV clip.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;When I was released, police were laughing because they saw the footage and it was clearly two different people,&#8217; Mr Choudhury said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;The TVP officer admitted to me that before she even interviewed me, she knew I wasn&#8217;t the suspect because she had seen my custody photos and she had seen the footage of the suspect and she knew straight away.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The software engineer&#8217;s mugshot was on the system after a previous false arrest in 2021 while he was a student in Portsmouth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">On that occasion, he and his group of four women and four men were attacked by a gang of eight to 10 men while getting a takeaway following a night out.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">As his friend lay there with his teeth knocked out and Mr Choudhury nursed wounds &#8216;all over his head&#8217;, the group were stunned to see that police were arriving not to help them &#8211; but to arrest them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He was questioned after 16 to 17 hours in custody and arrested once police became aware that another couple had been attacked on the same night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">It was only when officers watched CCTV of both attacks that Mr Choudhury was finally cleared.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">They said his info and DNA would be removed from the system but his face was still on the software when he was arrested in January.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Now they have another photo of me, in theory, with this facial recognition system, they will match me double the amount of times,&#8217; he added. &#8216;I could keep getting arrested.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The facial recognition software is far from fool-proof and Home Office research revealed in December that matches for black faces are false positives 5.5 per cent of the time,&nbsp;<span>far higher than the 0.04 per cent of white face matches which result in false positives.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The systems are generally approved by individual police forces, but the Home Office has pushed for their implementation and procured the&nbsp;German algorithm used&nbsp;to trawl through around 19million mugshots on the national database.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">They run around 25,000 searches a month and, according to the National Police Chiefs&#8217; Council, the matches should be treated as intelligence and not fact.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">And Mr Choudhury has called for the Government to take responsibility for the system&#8217;s shortcomings and review its use.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He said: &#8216;They really need to look at this. Someone needs to be held accountable and there needs to be consequences, new laws and legislations implemented to protect members of the public.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;There needs to be legislation on how AI facial recognition systems are used. There needs&nbsp;to be an investigation into the police force and they need to have more professionalism in how they carry out their work.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Mr Choudhury recalled how he was not even allowed to collect his coat as officers placed him in handcuffs and searched his parents&#8217; property.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I just said, &#8220;Hello officers, I&#8217;m not in any trouble am I?&#8221; as a joke,&#8217; he added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I have never even been to Milton Keynes, I was at work on the day, I would have had meetings, would have spoken to clients and my internal team, would have gone to Tesco during my lunch break, would have had bank transactions in Southampton.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Mr Choudhury was concerned officers were trying to plant evidence as he waited outside and asked if he could watch them search his room.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Once at the station, the software engineer initially refused to have a custody photo taken, given his disappointment over his previous mugshot being kept on the system, before later agreeing to it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He recalled how he was kept in a dark, echoey cell &#8211; silent but for the sound of water dripping.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img data-opt-id=758893364  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2026\/03\/03\/12\/106128617-15609591-Warren_Rajah_42_was_marched_out_of_his_local_Sainsbury_s_after_s-a-1_1772539413880.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2026\/03\/03\/12\/106128617-15609591-Warren_Rajah_42_was_marched_out_of_his_local_Sainsbury_s_after_s-a-1_1772539413880.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2026\/03\/03\/12\/106128617-15609591-Warren_Rajah_42_was_marched_out_of_his_local_Sainsbury_s_after_s-a-1_1772539413880.jpg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2026\/03\/03\/12\/106128617-15609591-Warren_Rajah_42_was_marched_out_of_his_local_Sainsbury_s_after_s-a-1_1772539413880.jpg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2026\/03\/03\/12\/106128617-15609591-Warren_Rajah_42_was_marched_out_of_his_local_Sainsbury_s_after_s-a-1_1772539413880.jpg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2026\/03\/03\/12\/106128617-15609591-Warren_Rajah_42_was_marched_out_of_his_local_Sainsbury_s_after_s-a-1_1772539413880.jpg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2026\/03\/03\/12\/106128617-15609591-Warren_Rajah_42_was_marched_out_of_his_local_Sainsbury_s_after_s-a-1_1772539413880.jpg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2026\/03\/03\/12\/106128617-15609591-Warren_Rajah_42_was_marched_out_of_his_local_Sainsbury_s_after_s-a-1_1772539413880.jpg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2026\/03\/03\/12\/106128617-15609591-Warren_Rajah_42_was_marched_out_of_his_local_Sainsbury_s_after_s-a-1_1772539413880.jpg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2026\/03\/03\/12\/106128617-15609591-Warren_Rajah_42_was_marched_out_of_his_local_Sainsbury_s_after_s-a-1_1772539413880.jpg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2026\/03\/03\/12\/106128617-15609591-Warren_Rajah_42_was_marched_out_of_his_local_Sainsbury_s_after_s-a-1_1772539413880.jpg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" id=\"i-877a4130575d4357\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2026\/03\/03\/12\/106128617-15609591-Warren_Rajah_42_was_marched_out_of_his_local_Sainsbury_s_after_s-a-1_1772539413880.jpg?ssl=1\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Warren Rajah was last month marched out of his local Sainsbury's by staff after facial recognition correctly identified an offender was inside - but staff ejected the wrong man\" class=\"nothing\" loading=\"lazy\"> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Despite being cleared shortly after questioning, Mr Choudhury is worried the repercussions of his latest false arrest might bring him strife at work.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The software engineer has Home Office and Met Police security clearance and his ordeal had to be declared.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;This just now looks very suspicious,&#8217; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Police and crime commissioners have warned of &#8216;concerning in-built bias&#8217; and insisted that while &#8216;there is no evidence of adverse impact in any individual case, that is more by luck than design&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A TVP spokesperson previously said: &#8216;While we apologise for the distress caused to the complainant in this case, their arrest was based on the investigating officers&#8217; own visual assessment that the individual matched the suspect in CCTV footage following a retrospective facial recognition match, and was not influenced by racial profiling.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;To confirm, retrospective facial recognition technology did initially provide intelligence, but did not determine the arrest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Although later enquiries eliminated the individual from the investigation, this does not make the arrest unlawful.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;We continue to use policing tools responsibly while striving to improve and build trust in our communities.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Hampshire Constabulary previously declined to comment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Mr Choudhury&#8217;s lawyer, Iain Gould of DPP Law said: &#8216;This isn&#8217;t policing by consent, and nor is it policing by common sense.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;In this case, the police have been playing AI lottery with people\u2019s lives, and Alvi has been wrongly arrested; now the police must pay the price for that.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In response to Mr Choudhury&#8217;s ordeal, Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson, Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, said: &#8216;When used in a way which respects and protects people\u2019s rights, facial recognition and similar technologies may help to combat serious crime and keep people safe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;However, as we have seen, there is a danger that these technologies can be inaccurate and falsely identify people.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;The data shows that there are racial disparities for false positive identification, causing human rights infringements and distress to those affected.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;That means we need clear rules, to guarantee that facial recognition technology is used only where necessary, proportionate and constrained by appropriate safeguards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;To ensure the new framework is being followed correctly, a new independent body should be established with appropriate enforcement and oversight powers to ensure compliance.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Last month an&nbsp;innocent Sainsbury&#8217;s customer was marched out of his local store by staff after facial recognition software correctly identified an offender was inside &#8211; 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