Sunday, March 02, 2014

Algorithms and Future Crimes: Welcome to the Racial Profiling of the Future | Alternet

Algorithms and Future Crimes: Welcome to the Racial Profiling of the Future | Alternet



Across the country, large police departments have been developing their ability to track where crime will happen next using predictive software. Known as “predictive policing,” the practice has made waves in the media over the last few years, capturing the imagination of futurists and tough-on-crime zealots, while offending the sensibilities of basically everyone else.



Once more, Philip K, Dick is looking less like an author of science fiction and more like a prophet!

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