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- france@jlai.lu
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- becomeme@sh.itjust.works
- cross-posted to:
- france@jlai.lu
- privacy@lemmy.ml
- becomeme@sh.itjust.works
Cops Used DNA to Predict a Suspect’s Face—and Tried to Run Facial Recognition on It | Leaked records reveal what appears to be the first known instance of a police department attempting to use faci…::Police around the US say they’re justified to run DNA-generated 3D models of faces through facial recognition tools to help crack cold cases. Everyone but the cops thinks that’s a bad idea.
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“As long as we can pin it on someone…”
They just look for anything to make the case… Ruining lives. It’s so dystopian and sad.
It’s far too vague to be reliable. You notice how easily the facial construction became termed a “photo” as in “We have a photo of the suspect.” DNA is not going to have info on hair length, facial hair, if the suspect dyed their hair, or weight.
Algorithm printing the pig face as the most likely suspect:
Algorithm: “Police are much more likely to commit a crime.”
Police: “We’ve stopped using the algorithm because of inherit flaws in the code.”
