Detroit police officials removed one of the most contentious provisions of its proposed policy on the use of facial-recognition software — the use of the tech in real time during a terror threat, The Detroit News reports. If the revised policy is approved, police officers who violate the policy face criminal charges or dismissal. The New York Times reports the New York Police Department has uploaded thousands of arrest photos of children and teenagers between the ages of 11 to 16 years into a facial-recognition database. Opponents of the program cite concerns the technology is unreliable when used on children, particularly as children age.
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