There are a variety of home surveillance tools that provide homeowners a sense of security when they're not at home. The downside to the surveillance is that some people have been mistakenly identified as criminals, Government Technology reports. In Ohio, a teenager was mistakenly identified as a thief after taking a package off a neighbor's porch. The homeowner posted images of the teenager on social media and reported the incident to the police. It turns out the teenager was picking up a package delivered to the wrong home. One case resulted in litigation — the Ohio Supreme Court recently heard arguments about a CBS affiliate who aired a news story and mistakenly identified three siblings as "robbers" based on images pulled from park surveillance cameras. The affiliate refused to air a retraction, and the family sued the station.
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