PREDICTIVE CRIME BUSTING: The software programme predicts when and where a crime is most likely to occur, based on different data.
BERLIN: Police in Berlin are considering deploying software that predicts crimes — and have even dubbed the project “Precobs” in a nod to a term used in Minority Report, the US sci-film based on a similar premise.
Developed by a German firm, the software programme predicts when and where a crime is most likely to occur, based on different data. It is being tested by police in the southern state of Bavaria.
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