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Surveillance Firm Pushes to Add Facial Recognition to Flock Cameras
Original: Surveillance Company Tells Cops It Wants to Add Facial Recognition to Flock Cameras
A surveillance company is pitching police on adding facial recognition capabilities to Flock's network of cameras, aiming to "close the gap" left by Flock itself, which does not offer the technology. The plan would expand automated identification of people in public spaces, raising fresh concerns among privacy advocates and civil liberties groups about mass surveillance and the growing reach of camera networks used by law enforcement.
Why now: The prospect of facial recognition being layered onto a widely deployed police camera network has sparked privacy and civil liberties concerns.
Evidence
- Surveillance Company Tells Cops It Wants to Add Facial Recognition to Flock Cameras · 404 Media
A surveillance company wants to "close the gap" that Flock won't do, by pitching facial recognition on its cameras.
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