Facial Recognition used by San Jose Police Department
Information Certainty: Documented
Deployment Purpose: Criminal investigations
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Products and Institutions:
| Product Deployed | Unknown Products 0034 |
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| Institutions ⠉ | Unknown Products 0034 |
| Datasets | Unknown Dataset 0078 |
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Status and Events:
| Status | Unknown |
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| Managed by | San Jose Police Department |
| Used by | San Jose Police Department |
Location:
| City | San Jose (CA) |
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| Country ⠉ | USA |
Description[ ]
This precedent was set by prior councils too. In 2014, SJPD acquired a drone. Like the predictive policing request, it was buried as a line item in a budget request to the City Council. In 2015, the department also attempted to acquire facial recognition technology with federal funds, a process with no oversight at all from the city. In 2013, they tested one facial recognition solution, the same solution is currently a feature in the photo management software currently in use at the county jail. The extent to which the facial recognition feature is used is currently being investigated by activists 1
References
- a b "Dodge: True police reform requires regulating surveillance tech, San Jose". (2021) <https://sanjosespotlight.com/dodge-true-police-reform-requires-regulating-surveillance-tech-san-jose/> Accessed: 2022-06-30