In the News: Manjeet Rege on Facial Recognition in Policing
University of St. Thomas researcher Manjeet Rege is being cited in news coverage addressing the use of facial recognition technology in law enforcement contexts.
Why this matters: Facial recognition in policing is not a narrow technical issue. It determines who gets stopped, questioned, or arrested. Error rates are higher for darker-skinned faces, which means the people most likely to be misidentified are the ones who already face the most scrutiny. When academics weigh in publicly, it shapes how departments and policymakers treat the technology. What matters is whether those conversations push toward real accountability or just add a veneer of expert approval to tools that are already being used.
Who should care: Privacy officers · Cybersecurity · General readers · Policy
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