Why do cops use facial recognition? Because it works.
Why is the Post opposed to it? Because it works.
It is a starting point in identifying likely suspects to investigate.
“Why do cops use facial recognition? Because it works.”
Not always. I’ve seen a few true crime stories where a person was arrested because of facial recognition. The stupid cops based it 100% on that. They didn’t bother to note that the criminals had no tattoos on their arms (or other places), while the arrestees did. Or that one was 6” shorter/taller than the other.
A weird facial recognition thing for me: I don’t do FB, but some kind of facial matching is done by FB. Not sure if it’s “official” facial recognition. Anyhow, sometimes if I’m in a posted picture (which really pisses me off, BTW), my cousin’s wife will be notified that HER picture is there. She’s not even a blood relative, but the AI thinks we’re the same person. And how many thousands/millions of FB users are there?