In the ’Blackest city in America,’ a fight to end facial recognition
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Activists say facial recognition and its racial bias have no place in Detroit, a city that boasts the highest percentage of Black residents in the US. Activists in Detroit have been waiting a long time for July 24. Since the city’s contract with DataWorks began in 2017, community members have been pushing to stop the software company’s facial recognition services from expanding in their neighborhoods. On that day, Detroit’s $1.2 million contract with DataWorks is set to expire — unless the (...)
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