Coatesville’s not on the BuzzFeed list of police with Clearview AI facial recognition software. Other Chester County PDs are on the list. Coatesville cops talk to citizens & citizens talk to Coatesville cops to know who is who. It’s community policing.

"Clearview AI has created a powerful facial recognition tool and marketed it to police departments and government agencies. The company has never disclosed the entities that have used its facial recognition software, but a confidential source provided BuzzFeed News with data that appeared to be a list of agencies and companies whose employees have tried or used its technology."

 

Coatesville’s not on the BuzzFeed list of Police with Clearview AI facial recognition software. Caln & several other Chester County PDs are on the list. Coatesville police talk to citizens & citizens talk to Coatesville police to know who is who. It’s called community policing. 

The City of Coatesville Police Department is an excellent example of “community policing.” "As the officer stepped onto the porch, continuing with the verbal commands, the subject said "no" and pointed a black semi-automatic handgun at the officer's chest…

Community policing, the only effective form of policing, is well established at the City of Coatesville Police Department. We can learn from Brett Parson. "A Conversation w/ LGBTQ Unit Pioneer, Retired DC Police Officer Brett Parson About Police Reform 

Your Local Police Department Might Have Used This Facial Recognition Tool To Surveil You. Find Out Here.

Search through BuzzFeed News’ database to find out if the police department in your community is among the hundreds of taxpayer-funded entities that used Clearview AI’s facial recognition.

Ryan Mac

Posted on April 6, 2021, at 9:04 a.m. ET