Image Recognition
Surveillance cameras throughout New York City allow police to track citizens via invasive facial recognition software, Amnesty International reported. The ongoing project is collecting data on cameras in the remaining two boroughs, Queens and Staten Island, though Amnesty International said 38,831 locations across the city had been tagged. Camera imagery run through facial recognition technology (FRT) allows the NYPD to track every individual who has been captured visually as they move throughout the city. Amnesty International used 3D modeling to calculate the estimated distance by which an NYPD Argus camera could capture video footage processable by facial recognition software. The report said the NYPD has used FRT in 22,000 cases since 2017.