US protests fuel calls for ban on racially biased facial recognition tools


Some facial recognition systems misidentify ethnic minorities 10 to 100 times more often than white people, according to US government research, raising fears of unjust arrests. — TNS

NEW YORK/MILAN: Law enforcement agencies should be banned from using racially biased surveillance technology that fuels discrimination and injustice, digital and human rights groups said on Thursday, amid protests over police brutality against black Americans.

Some facial recognition systems misidentify ethnic minorities 10 to 100 times more often than white people, according to US government research, raising fears of unjust arrests.

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