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I remember that time a guy's life got turned upside down because his fingerprints "matched" those found on a bomb. Despite the fact that he had no motive, dispo
by sennight 6y ago
I remember that time a guy's life got turned upside down because his fingerprints "matched" those found on a bomb. Despite the fact that he had no motive, disposition, or access - they were determined to convict, because to do otherwise would be to admit that fingerprint analysis doesn't enjoy the scientific foundation that DNA evidence does.
So yeah, real people have been harmed by bad matching algorithms.