TechnologyEnglish · 1 year ago

Facial Recognition Tech Is Encouraging Cops To Ignore The Best Suspects In Favor Of The Easiest Suspects

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Facial Recognition Tech Is Encouraging Cops To Ignore The Best Suspects In Favor Of The Easiest Suspects

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TechnologyEnglish · 1 year ago

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Facial recognition tech has slowly gone mainstream over the past half-decade. Not just in acceptance, but also in opposition. Kashmir Hill exposed perhaps the worst purveyor of this tech — Cl…

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Before reading the article: So… Business as usual.

After reading the article: Yup. Business as usual. Law enforcement goes with the easy answer, not the right answer.

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