The @BrennanCenter sued for info about NYPD’s predictive policing system. What we learned suggests unaccountability by design. The system does not store predictive inputs or outputs, derailing attempts to audit them for racial bias. thedailybeast.com/red-flags-as-n…
The docs show NYPD’s willingness to contemplate inputs such as gender/education/marriage indexes of a neighborhood, the number of methadone clinics in an area, and social media data. This kind of data could disproportionately harm poor and minority neighborhoods.
At the end of the day, it’s difficult to have an open conversation when so much of the NYPD’s system remains shrouded in secrecy.
We need @NYCCouncil & @NYCSpeakerCoJo to step in and pass basic oversight legislation that’s becoming the norm in cities that take the threats of unaccountable surveillance seriously. Pass the #POSTAct!
@BrennanCenter Want to look at the docs yourself? They're here: brennancenter.org/analysis/nypd-…
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