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Activists Allege NYPD's Application of Facial Recognition Interfered with Right to Protest
Black Lives Matter activists alleged being targeted for arrest by New York Police using facial recognition, interfering with their right to protest.
- Date it happened
- 2020-08-07
- Organisation involved
- New York City Police Department
- Product, system or model
- Clearview AI facial recognition system, Surveillance technology, Facial recognition systems
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