Tag: Police Activity
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South Africa’s Private Surveillance Machine is Fueling a Digital Apartheid
Artificial Intelligence, Colonialism, Police Activity, Private Surveillance, South Africa, Surveillance, TrackingAuthor: Karen Hao and Heidi Swart; Publisher: MIT Technology Review; Publication Year: 2022. In the following article, Karen Hao writes the second story in a 5 part series on artificial intelligence (AI) colonialism. Heidi Swart,…
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Amazon Schooled on AI Facial Technology By Turing Award Winner
Author: Dina Bass; Publisher: Bloomberg; Publication Year: 2019. The following article details 26 artificial intelligence (AI) researchers calling for Amazon to stop selling their AI facial recognition software to police departments. The group joined together…
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The Ethics of Police Using Technology to Predict Future Crimes
Author: Daniel Munro; Publisher: Maclean’s; Publication Year: 2017. The following article discusses how police agencies are using data collection techniques to perform “predictive” policing to determine where crimes are more likely to happen in the…
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City Raises Concerns About ShotSpotter Gunshot Detection Technology
Audio Data, Data Collection, Law, Law Enforcement, Location Data, People of Color, Police Activity, Portland, Portland City Council, ShotSpotterAuthor: Alex Zielinksi; Publisher: Portland Mercury; Publication Date: 2022. The following article discusses ShotSpotter, a technology implemented by cities that uses microphones placed on streetlights, telephone poles, or other tall structures to collect audio data.…