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A city's push for facial recognition on public buses ignites debate over security and privacy
Images captured by cameras aboard the buses would immediately be checked against any active alerts, generated when a missing person, banned rider or someone on a law enforcement watch list designated by the transit authority is identified.
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What happenedOfficials in Kansas City, Missouri, are preparing to equip some public buses with facial recognition cameras capable of detecting whether a passenger appears on a list of banned riders or missing persons.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Facial Recognition On Public Buses? US City Sparks Debate Privacy Debate". The center frames it as "A city's push for facial recognition on public buses ignites debate over security and pri...".
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Left / center-leftFacial Recognition On Public Buses? US City Sparks Debate Privacy Debate
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CenterA city's push for facial recognition on public buses ignites debate over security and privacy
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Facial Recognition On Public Buses? US City Sparks Debate Privacy Debate
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Images captured by cameras aboard the buses would immediately be checked against any active alerts, generated when a missing person, banned rider or someone on a law enforcement watch list...
A city's push for facial recognition on public buses ignites debate over security and privacy
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Officials in Kansas City, Missouri, are preparing to equip some public buses with facial recognition cameras capable of detecting whether a passenger appears on a list of banned riders or m...
