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Live facial recognition is tracking kids suspected of being criminals

Buenos Aires city government uses a facial recognition system that has led to numerous false arrests.

Date it happened
2020-10-09
Organisation involved
Buenos Aires city government
Product, system or model
CONARC is a "plain-text spreadsheet file" that lists people and their alleged crimes. It began in 2009 as an effort to aid law enforcement in addressing serious crimes. Information in it is combined w
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