Asserting Inherent Racial Bias, ACLU, Eye on Surveillance Urge Support for Banning Facial Recognition Technology in New Orleans
July 08, 2020
July 08, 2020
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 8 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana issued the following news release:
Ahead of tomorrow's Smart and Sustainable Cities Committee hearing on an ordinance to ban the use of facial recognition technology and increase oversight of the city's use of surveillance tools, the ACLU of Louisiana and the Eye on Surveillance Coalition pointed to new evidence demonstrating the inherent racial bias of facial recognition technology. The ordinance is s . . .
Ahead of tomorrow's Smart and Sustainable Cities Committee hearing on an ordinance to ban the use of facial recognition technology and increase oversight of the city's use of surveillance tools, the ACLU of Louisiana and the Eye on Surveillance Coalition pointed to new evidence demonstrating the inherent racial bias of facial recognition technology. The ordinance is s . . .