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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrea Cavallier

New Orleans used Minority Report-like facial recognition software to monitor citizens for crime suspects: Report

New Orleans police have secretly been using facial recognition software to monitor citizens in an effort to identify crime suspects, according to a new report.

And while police across the country are increasingly using such technology, an investigation by The Washington Post has found that police in New Orleans have taken it a step further, potentially violating a city ordinance that was designed to prevent false arrests and safeguard their citizens' civil rights.

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