PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Technology series: This Blog has been increasingly drawn into the world of technology in terms of its ability to cause wrongful prosecutions, to provide the police with excessive powers, to make decisions in courtrooms about matters such as bail and sentencing, and to impact on individual privacy and dignity. The series will also make clear that one should not evaluate technology such as Artificial intelligence - and the logarithms it is based on - solely within the confines of the criminal justice system. Artificial intelligence is quietly and quickly spreading into many aspects of our lives. We must be aware of the of the total impact on us as individuals and on our society as well.
Harold Levy: Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog.
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PASSAGE OF THE DAY: "This use of technology is also being taken up by the west and the New York Police Department’s Real Time Crime Center and Facial Identification Sections announced that they were seeking access to the state’s database of driver’s licenses while Australia’s Department of Home Affairs rejected the notion that warrants should be required to use the country’s facial recognition database. In a submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, the department stated that: “While it is not yet clear how often government agencies will use the services, it is likely that a requirement to obtain a warrant would effectively prevent government agencies from using the services, or obtaining the benefits of the services, in many cases. The privacy benefits of requiring agencies to obtain a warrant would likely be significantly outweighed by the decreased ability of agencies to carry out their law enforcement and national security functions.”
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QUOTE OF THE DAY: “If the Chinese government’s goal is to prevent bona fide crimes, it could train police and procurators in professional, rights-respecting methods, and empower defense lawyers. Arbitrary mass surveillance and detention are Orwellian political tools; China should abandon use of them and release all those held in political education centers immediately,” Wang added."
Maya Wand, a senior researcher at HRW (Human Rights Watch);
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