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And how does one defend themselves after being falsely identified? I'm sure there's more that one guy that lived in Indiana 17 years ago that looked kinda simil

And how does one defend themselves after being falsely identified? I'm sure there's more that one guy that lived in Indiana 17 years ago that looked kinda similar to what that guy looked like then. Having the FBI come into your workplace and arrest you is bad for your career whether you're guilty or not. I remember when I was doing online dating -- I had the same name, had lived in the same area, and was about the same age as the brother of a serial killer that was quoted prominently in the news. I told new matches that when they googled me, that that guy was not me. Not sure how to do convince my boss that when the FBI leads me out of the office in handcuffs that it's just a case of mistaken identity.

philipkglass 10y ago
People have been identifying wanted criminals from photographs for a long time. Sometimes humans identify correctly but often they are incorrect. I would hope that there is a less drastic/foolish procedure than "FBI handcuffs person at work, investigates later" every time that someone thinks their new neighbor looks like a criminal on a poster and phones in a tip. Just substitute "algorithm phones in a tip" for "neighbor phones in a tip." https://www.usmarshals.gov/investigations/most_wanted/ https://www.usmarshals.gov/investigations/most_wanted/