Reno PD liability in facial recognition arrest lawsuit hinges on training

Attorneys for Jason Killinger are seeking partial summary judgment holding the city of Reno liable for wrongful arrest based on a casino facial recognition match. A former Peppermill security officer says up to half of the alerts were false positives and training was minimal.

• Judge Miranda Du is weighing a partial summary judgment motion against the city of Reno
• Former casino guard says up to 50% of facial recognition alerts were false positives
• Casino security director testified the false positive rate was about 10%
• ACLU and Innocence Project: face biometrics are probabilistic, not standalone evidence