City lawmakers should give tentative permission to Aurora Police to add facial recognition software to its investigative toolbox, with some critical caveats.
The technology could greatly help police solve crimes, track down dangerous offenders and bring justice to crime victims. There is no doubt that it also comes with risks that demand strict rules, full transparency and careful oversight.
Aurora police leaders say they have been working for nearly three years on a plan to adopt the software. Essentially, the program being proposed would allow investigators to take images of suspects and then search most of the internet for possible matches, providing not only an identity but possibly even a location…