Police Now Using 'Pre-Crime' Algorithm To Target And Label Innocent Citizens As Criminals

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<p>‘It was rece tly reporte that the Chicago Police Departme t has impleme te a Orwellia ew program that targets i oce t citize s base o i icators that they might be a perso who has the pote tial to carry o t a crime. Similar to ystopia films like Mi ority Report, a complex comp ter algorithm will track a catalog every citize i the city, a se private ata abo t each perso to etermi e whether or ot they co l be a pote tial crimi al.</p>
<p>O ce a i oce t civilia has bee labele as a threat, they are the otifie that they have bee marke as a pote tial crimi al a that they are ow er police s rveilla ce.</p>
<p>This ist rbi g program has q ietly bee i place for over three years, a i that time, gover me t age ts have visite the homes of more tha 1,300 i oce t people who ha high mbers o the list, to i form them that they are ow regar e as pote tial crimi als. Accor i g to the New York Times, Police S peri te e t E ie Joh so says that officials this year are steppi g p those visits, with at least 1,000 more people.’</p>
<p><a href="http://www.activistpost.com/2016/05/police- ow- si g-pre-crime-algorithm-to-target-a -label-i oce t-citize s-as-crimi als.html" target="_bla k">Rea more: Police Now Usi g ‘Pre-Crime’ Algorithm To Target A Label I oce t Citize s As Crimi als</a></p>