New York man sues Apple for $1B claiming face recognition technology led to wrongful arrest

Published April 23, 2019 4:47pm ET



An 18-year-old New York man is suing Apple for $1 billion after alleging that authorities used the company’s facial recognition software that resulted in him being wrongfully arrested.

Ousmane Bah filed the lawsuit this week in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He claims he was arrested last fall at his home in New York after authorities connected him with robberies spanning four states.

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