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Police Use of Facial Recognition May Be Broader Than Expected
Loaded on Aug. 15, 2021
by Anthony Accurso
published in Criminal Legal News
September, 2021, page 47
Filed under:
Police State-Surveillance,
Electronic Surveillance.
Location:
United States of America.
by Anthony W. Accurso
Recent reports reveal that police use of facial recognition software may be far more pervasive than we’ve been led to believe.
Clearview AI markets its facial recognition software to law enforcement agencies around the country, boasting the ability to take a photo from a crime scene ...
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