The nation’s largest police force recently joined the Ring Neighbors app and can now enlist the help of the city’s residents in investigations. Critics say it could lead to racial profiling. Source: New York Times
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How the N.Y.P.D. Is Using Post-9/11 Tools on Everyday New Yorkers
By Gotham Rex on September 8, 2021
Two decades after the attack on New York City, the Police Department is using counterterrorism tools and tactics to combat routine street crime. Source: New York Times
Flawed Facial Recognition Leads To Arrest and Jail for New Jersey Man
By Gotham Rex on December 29, 2020
A New Jersey man was accused of shoplifting and trying to hit an officer with a car. He is the third known Black man to be wrongfully arrested based on face recognition. Source: New York Times