Police in many cities including Minneapolis and Detroit use facial recognition technology that relies on the imagery shared from protests. Patchy laws and a lack of public consensus on how and where that tech can be applied is allowing it to be used to track activists now https://twitter.com/internvivien/status/1266511052931346433">https://twitter.com/internviv...
A thread: Minneapolis police use facial recognition (backed by the controversial Clearview AI), license plate readers, body cameras and video analysis: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/carolinehaskins1/george-floyd-protests-surveillance-technology">https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/c...
Facial Recognition And License Plate Readers: Here Are The Surveillance Tools Used By The Minneap...

As protesters demonstrate in Minneapolis in response to George Floyd's death, law enforcement agencies have access to a host of surveillance tools that could make it easier to target and find them.

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/carolinehaskins1/george-floyd-protests-surveillance-technology
Detroit police are supposed to limit use of facial recognition to violent crime/home invasion, not protests. This particular moment will test whether there is the potential for overreach or blurring the lines between violent crime and current events : https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/detroit-police-can-keep-using-facial-recognition-limits-n1056706">https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-n...
Detroit police can keep using facial recognition — with limits

The police chief cheered the vote, but civil liberties advocates warned that the technology was flawed and would infringe on residents' privacy.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/detroit-police-can-keep-using-facial-recognition-limits-n1056706
Federal agencies like the FBI and DOJ, and even big box stores like BestBuy and Macy’s reportedly use Clearview AI’s facial recognition services https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/clearview-ai-fbi-ice-global-law-enforcement">https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/r...
Clearview’s Facial Recognition App Has Been Used By The Justice Department, ICE, Macy’s, Walmart,...

A BuzzFeed News review of Clearview AI documents has revealed the company is working with more than 2,200 law enforcement agencies, companies, and individuals around the world.

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/clearview-ai-fbi-ice-global-law-enforcement
Philadelphia’s police force doesn’t have a facial recognition policy yet- but they’ve used a Clearview trial and are looking to upgrade the city’s street lights to “smart LED lights” with license plate readers and cameras enables with facial recognition https://www.inquirer.com/news/clearview-ai-philadelphia-police-department-facial-recognition-20200305.html">https://www.inquirer.com/news/clea...
Philly police use of Clearview AI was just 'a test’ — but facial recognition is already here

The investigative applications are numerous, police said. But for civil-rights advocates, it’s also a new frontier of concern.

https://www.inquirer.com/news/clearview-ai-philadelphia-police-department-facial-recognition-20200305.html
Chicago Police recently walked back a contract with Clearview AI but it’s still using a facial recognition tool from another unidentified firm https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/business/article243103416.html">https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/busi...
Chicago police drop Clearview facial recognition technology

Chicago police is no longer using facial recognition software developed by a firm that was sued by a civil rights organization this week over privacy concerns.

https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/business/article243103416.html
The Atlanta police has arrested at least one person as a result of their use of Clearview AI’s facial recognition tool https://www.gpbnews.org/post/atlanta-police-using-controversial-facial-recognition-technology">https://www.gpbnews.org/post/atla...
Atlanta Police Using Controversial Facial Recognition Technology

The Atlanta Police Department is one of several hundred law enforcement agencies around the country that have begun using a controversial facial

https://www.gpbnews.org/post/atlanta-police-using-controversial-facial-recognition-technology
Ohio police use facial recognition trained on 8.8 million registered driver’s license photos
https://twitter.com/columbuspolice/status/1266849430168371202?s=21">https://twitter.com/columbusp... https://twitter.com/columbuspolice/status/1266849430168371202">https://twitter.com/columbusp...
More on Ohio police use of facial recognition: https://www.dispatch.com/news/20200220/millions-of-updated-driverrsquos-license-photos-to-fill-ohiorsquos-facial-recognition-system">https://www.dispatch.com/news/2020...
Millions of updated driver's license photos to fill Ohio's facial-recognition system

About 8.8 million licensed Ohio drivers and state ID holders will have their photos uploaded to a state database used by law enforcement officers and federal immigration officials. Ohio Attorney...

https://www.dispatch.com/news/20200220/millions-of-updated-driverrsquos-license-photos-to-fill-ohiorsquos-facial-recognition-system
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