Use of NeoFace by Edmonton police force

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Use of NeoFace by Edmonton police force
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Deployment Status Ongoing
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Start (1 February 2022, Documented, , No description)

City Edmonton
Country Canada
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Technology Deployed Neo Face Reveal
Information Certainty Documented
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Datasets Used Unknown Dataset 0081
Deployment Type Surveillance
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managed by Edmonton Police Service, NEC
used by Edmonton Police Service
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Deployment Purpose: Surveillance

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CityEdmonton
Country Canada
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The EPS said on Feb. 1 that it has procured NeoFace Reveal, which is facial recognition software produced by NEC Corporation of America. It has been used by the Calgary Police Service since 2014.

Episode 165 of Speaking Municipally, Taproot’s civic affairs podcast, raised some questions about police use of the technology. Co-host Mack Male cited a 2021 report from the Public Good Initiative at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, noting the risk that such technologies could amplify inequities within the system 1

References

  1. a b  "Questions raised about police use of facial recognition software". (2022) <https://edmonton.taproot.news/news/2022/02/07/questions-raised-about-police-use-of-facial-recognition-software> Accessed: 2022-07-02