Use of NeoFace by Edmonton police force
From Security Vision
Information Certainty: Documented
Deployment Purpose: Surveillance
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Products and Institutions:
Product Deployed | NeoFace Reveal |
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Institutions ⠉ | NEC |
Datasets | Unknown Dataset 0081 |
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Status and Events:
Status | Ongoing |
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Events | Start (1 February 2022, Documented, , No description) |
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Managed by | NEC Edmonton Police Service |
Used by | Edmonton Police Service |
Location:
City | Edmonton |
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Country ⠉ | Canada |
Description[ ]
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
- 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