About half of Black adults say police definitely would use facial recognition to monitor Black, Hispanic neighborhoods more often than other neighborhoods

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July 13, 2022

How Black Americans view the use of face recognition technology by police

About half of Black adults say police definitely would use facial recognition to monitor Black, Hispanic neighborhoods more often than other neighborhoods

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About half of Black adults say police definitely would use facial recognition to monitor Black, Hispanic neighborhoods more often than other neighborhoods

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How Black Americans view the use of face recognition technology by police
Only around one-in-five Black adults say the use of facial recognition will make policing fairer
Black adults are less likely than White, Hispanic adults to say police use of face recognition would be more acceptable under certain conditions
Majorities across racial and ethnic groups favor police use of facial recognition to monitor protests

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