AURORA | Aurora Police are asking city lawmakers permission to use facial recognition software and systems to help identify suspects and solve crimes.
“This is very much what we do now, just relying on human recognition,” Police Commander Chris Poppe of Aurora’s District 3 said. “We’re just going to use software to do that now.”
The systems and philosophy of government using the software has long been peppered with criticism by critics who say the technology can result in grievous errors and has resulted in civil rights abuses around the globe. Proponents say it could be a huge boon in quickly identifying suspects before they get away…