civil rights
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Berkeley Becomes Fourth U.S. City To Ban Face Recognition In Unanimous Vote
Berkeley, California became the fourth U.S. city to pass a ban on all government use of facial recognition technology on Wednesday following a unanimous yes vote by the City Council.
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Another U.S. City Moves To Ban Face Recognition, Citing Threats To Free Speech And Civil Rights
On Wednesday, the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts moved one step closer to prohibiting local U.S. government from using facial recognition. Three other cities in the country have already instituted such bans over concerns that the technology is biased and violates basic human rights.
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The New Tech That Could Turn Police Body Cams Into Nightmare Surveillance Tools
Time and time again, police officers shoot, and sometimes kill, civilians holding harmless objects, later claiming they mistook them for guns: A mobile phone, a bible, and a Wii controller. In early February, police body camera manufacturer Taser announced that it had acquired the artificial intelligence startup Dextro Inc — a “computer vision” research team…