The Met Police didn’t check if facial recognition tech was racist before trialling it
https://tech.newstatesman.com/public-sector/the-met-police-didnt-check-if-facial-recognition-tech-was-racist-before-trialling-it
The Metropolitan Police didn’t bother to assess whether live facial recognition technology discriminated on the basis of race or gender before they conducted trials with it, according to a new report by think tank WebRoots Democracy.
The Met Police trialled the technology between 2016 and 2019, during which time it had not carried out an Equality Impact Assessment – a document designed to identify the potential for discrimination against different groups.
The Met Police didn’t check if facial recognition tech was racist before trialling it
Sep 2, 2020, 3:19pm UTC
https://tech.newstatesman.com/public-sector/the-met-police-didnt-check-if-facial-recognition-tech-was-racist-before-trialling-it
> The Metropolitan Police didn’t bother to assess whether live facial recognition technology discriminated on the basis of race or gender before they conducted trials with it, according to a new report by think tank WebRoots Democracy.
> The Met Police trialled the technology between 2016 and 2019, during which time it had not carried out an Equality Impact Assessment – a document designed to identify the potential for discrimination against different groups.