I want to nominate Eye On Surveillance (@eos_nola) for leading community efforts to form a coalition opposing live facial recognition in New Orleans. This ordinance, if approved, would have led to New Orleans becoming the first city with citywide biometric live facial recognition, a technology that has consistently been found to misidentify people of color, leading to their criminalization. Thanks to the community organizing of EOS and other partner coalitions, the ordinance was withdrawn! EOS conducted extensive community outreach, political education, and meetings with council members, among other initiatives, to foster the community's understanding of the harms of facial recognition and the fact that surveillance isn't safety!
I want to nominate Eye On Surveillance (@eos_nola) for leading community efforts to form a coalition opposing live facial recognition in New Orleans. This ordinance, if approved, would have led to New Orleans becoming the first city with citywide biometric live facial recognition, a technology that has consistently been found to misidentify people of color, leading to their criminalization. Thanks to the community organizing of EOS and other partner coalitions, the ordinance was withdrawn! EOS conducted extensive community outreach, political education, and meetings with council members, among other initiatives, to foster the community's understanding of the harms of facial recognition and the fact that surveillance isn't safety!
Thanks so much for nominating!! Added Eyes on Surveillance to our list