Cops love facial recognition, and withholding info on its use from the courts

October 7, 2024 at 03:53PM US police use facial recognition technology without disclosure to suspects, lawyers. Washington Post’s investigation shows limited data sharing, misidentifications, and procedural violations. Miami Police conducted 2,500 searches, resulting in over 50 convictions. Local governments enact bans, but law enforcement bypasses them. Clearview AI’s tool is widely used, despite restrictions on … Read more

UK policing minister urges doubling down on face-scanning tech

October 31, 2023 at 08:37AM UK Minister of State for Crime, Policing, and Fire, Chris Philp MP, has called for doubling the use of algorithmic-assisted facial recognition by police forces. He believes that both live and retrospective facial recognition should be increased, and that searching the whole Police National Database image set will maximize the … Read more