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Thursday, August 27, 2020

Covid-19 Proves It’s Time to Abolish ‘Predictive’ Policing Algorithms

"[A]lgorithms meant to foresee where crime will occur only justified massive and often violent deployment to neighborhoods already suffering from poverty and disinvestment."

https://www.wired.com/story/covid-19-proves-its-time-to-abolish-predictive-policing-algorithms/?bxid=5dfac03c3f92a458a45d5bbd&cndid=29619328&esrc=AUTO_PRINT&source=EDT_WIR_NEWSLETTER_0_DAILY_ZZ&utm_brand=wired&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_content=A&utm_mailing=WIR_Daily_082720&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl&utm_term=list1_p2

at August 27, 2020

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