Activists in Detroit have been waiting a long time for July 24. Since the city's contract with DataWorks began in 2017, community members have been pushing to stop the software company's facial recognition services from expanding in their neighborhoods.
On that day, Detroit's $1.2 million contract with DataWorks is set to expire -- unless the City Council votes to renew the deal for another two years for an additional $219,934.50.
After years of privacy concerns, issues with technology's racial bias, evidence showing that surveillance doesn't reduce crime in Detroit and a damning wrongful arrest from a facial recognition mismatch, activists want to make sure that the technology is kicked out of the city for good.
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