In lower Manhattan, police are planning a surveillance center where officers can view thousands of video cameras around the downtown. Microsoft turned down the sale of facial recognition software to California law enforcement arguing that innocent women and minorities would be disproportionately held for questioning. It’s Time To TalkThe ACLU thinks blanketing streets with cameras is a bad idea because video surveillance has not been proven effective, is susceptible to abuse and will lead to a chilling effect on public life. In particular, Buolamwini’s work has focused on the inability of facial recognition systems to accurately identify people of color. Second, we need national agreements on when and how facial recognition will be used—and it has to get better for all groups before it’s used in security application.

Source: Forbes May 08, 2019 06:56 UTC