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‘Mass Transit Cameras Spot Bad Guys, No Human Judgment Required’

And while we’re at it, how about using Google searches to identify pre-crime?

Via: Fast Company:

A new breed of security cameras can supposedly detect terrorism and crime without a human judgment call–and mass transit agencies are shelling out big bucks for the product. San Francisco’s Municipal Transit Authority, which oversees the city’s MUNI trains, has signed a contract with security firm BRS Labs to deploy cameras to 12 subway stations that use algorithms [...]