GoKawiilVIDIZMO pitches facial recognition add-on for Flock surveillance cameras
Surveillance vendor VIDIZMO has told police departments it can integrate facial recognition technology into Flock's camera network. According to the company's own website, the system can sort individuals into seven racial categories and estimate age, and VIDIZMO markets this demographic breakdown as useful for both law enforcement and commercial marketing purposes.
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Adding facial recognition and racial classification to an already widespread camera network like Flock's could significantly expand police surveillance capabilities beyond license plate tracking into biometric identification of individuals. Civil liberties advocates have long warned that race-based classification software raises accuracy and bias concerns, and the dual use for marketing suggests the data collected could extend well beyond policing purposes.
- VIDIZMO is marketing facial recognition as an add-on for Flock's camera systems to police agencies.
- The company's software claims to classify people into seven racial categories plus age groups.
- VIDIZMO suggests this demographic data could also serve commercial marketing purposes, raising scope and bias concerns.
Source: yro.slashdot.org — Posted, 2026-10-04
Published there as: “Surveillance Company Tells Cops It Wants to Add Facial Recognition to Flock Cameras”
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