Project NOLA reopens network to New Orleans Police, LFR alerts still suspended
New Orleans-based Project NOLA’s sprawling network of community installed surveillance cameras is once again streaming directly into the hands of…
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Project NOLA facial recognition back on table for New Orleans police after prison break
A public safety disaster and an audacious jailbreak have police in New Orleans considering broader use of facial recognition technology….
Project NOLA’s facial recognition push raises legal and civil rights questions
This week, the New Orleans City Council’s Criminal Justice Committee is expected to convene a hearing to address concerns about…
New Orleans crime camera network limits police over video release policy
Project NOLA, the nonprofit at the center of New Orleans’ surveillance debates, has moved to curtail police access to its…
New Orleans to vote on nation’s first real-time facial recognition policing program
Next week, the New Orleans City Council is slated to vote on a groundbreaking and highly controversial ordinance that would…
New Orleans police seek expanded facial recognition powers amid privacy backlash
The New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) is pressing the City Council to roll back restrictions on facial recognition technology in…
Wrongful arrest in US linked to facial recognition error leads to $200K settlement
Jefferson Parish Louisiana Sheriff Joe Lopinto’s office has agreed to pay $200,000 to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit brought…
New Orleans debates real-time facial recognition legislation
New Orleans has emerged as a flashpoint in debates over real-time facial recognition technology. The city’s leaders are weighing a landmark…
Use of face biometric surveillance by US cops on ballots – boosts and bans
The advantages of biometric surveillance by police in the U.S. remain subjective and still not universally accepted. For example, a…
Tech optimism collides with public skepticism over FRT, AI in policing
As facial recognition and AI technologies surge in adoption across U.S. law enforcement, evidence of improper use, bias, and lack…
