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Articles about police surveillance

Editorial Board. "When the Bad Guys are just a Face in the Crowd: Striking a Balance between Privacy and Crime Fighting is Key to the use of Facial Recognition Technology." Boston Globe, 27 Mar 2022. ProQuest
This op-ed argues that police surveillance technology is useful but needs regulation.
Editorial Board. “Facial Recognition Software is Useful for Crime Fighting, but it Needs Rules." St. Louis Post - Dispatch, 18 Jun 2020. ProQuest
This op-ed calls for better regulation of police surveillance technologies.
Ferguson, Andrew Guthrie. “High-tech Surveillance Amplifies Police Bias and Overreach.” The Conversation, 12 June 2020
In this argumentative piece, Ferguson describes the history and dangers of emerging surviellance technologies.
Fontes, Catarina, Ellen Hohma, Caitlin C. Corrigan, and Christoph Lütge. “AI-powered Public Surveillance Systems: Why We (Might) Need Them and How We Want Them.” Technology in Society, vol. 71 November 2022
This peer-reviewed article discusses the potential benefits and dangers of AI-powered surveillance systems and introduces a framework for mazimizing their usefulness and minimizing their negative impact.
Pearl, Sharrona. “Face Recognition Technology Follows a Long Analog History of Surveillance and Control Based on Identifying Physical Features.” The Conversation, 19 Jan. 2024
Pearl argues that new facial recognition technologies perpetuate racial biases.
Pozzulo, Joanna. “The Use of Technology in Policing Should Be Regulated to Protect People from Wrongful Convictions.” The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2024
This article highlights some of the potential problems with policing technologies and argues that they should be regulated.
Satariano, Adam, and Kashmir Hill. “Barred from Grocery Stores by Facial Recognition.” New York Times, 28 June 2023. ProQuest
This article describes different perspectives on the use of facial-recognition technology.
Tuccille, J.D. “The Cops Are Watching You.” Reason Magazine, Reason.com, 17 Jan. 2024.
This article explailns new surveillance technologies.

TED talks on police surveillance

What You Need to Know about Face Surveillance

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