Police using face recognition technology are prioritizing low-level crimes over privacy rights, EFF’s Beryl Lipton told The Nevada Independent. We don't want a society "where we expect that just because we went into public, a police officer is going to get to know… or be able to search that in real time." https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/sparks-is-using-facial-recognition-to-fight-shoplifting-is-the-tech-going-too-far
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Northern Nevada police to use facial recognition to fight shoplifting. Does it go too far? - The Nevada Independent
In late April, Sparks City Council unanimously approved a request by the local police department to roll out facial recognition software to crack down on shoplifting in partnership with Reno Police and Washoe County Sheriff's Office. The technology is the latest strategy to tackle what police say are rising theft rates in Sparks.
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Fighting shoplifting is one thing but maybe let’s do that after we fight kidnap and rape and murder by government thugs, and data breaches and privacy violations and ecosystem destruction by tech bros.