Category Archives: facial recognition

Forensics: Convicted by software? Not so fast, says California lawmaker

Posted on July 15, 2020 by csidds

The statements from the go to cop DNA mixture guru at TrueAllele continues to be self serving and problematic. Ive heard similar claims of accuracy from palm readers on TV. Doesnt seem to bother him much. Democratic Rep. Mark Takano … Continue reading →

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Forensics: Facial recognition sucks. Opinion | I was wrongfully arrested because of facial recognition. Why are police allowed to use it? – The Washington Post

Posted on July 1, 2020 by csidds

Flawed technology should not be able to automate racist police policies. — Read on http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/24/i-was-wrongfully-arrested-because-facial-recognition-why-are-police-allowed-use-this-technology/

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Forensics: Drilling down on Cognitive and Human Factors in Expert Decision Making: Six Fallacies and the Eight Sources of Bias

Posted on June 15, 2020 by csidds

Too bad this has a purchase firewall. Abstract inly. — Read on pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.analchem.0c00704

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Forensics: Facial recognition. No talk about accuracy; alot implied about facial algorithms selecting certain “constant” features. #Bertillion

Posted on June 4, 2020 by csidds
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