Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this segment. Cutting-edge technology that uses big data is changing the face of law enforcement,and in ways many Americans don’t know approximately.
For example, police in Chicago use data points approximately your life and criminal history to predict whether or not you’ll commit a crime. It’s part of something called "big data" policing — the use of modern forms of predictive analytics and surveillance monitoring, or that's changing the way police attain their work.
Professor Andrew Ferguson, author of "The Rise of Big Data Policing: Surveillance, Race, and the future of Law Enforcement," says all citizens need to pay close attention to the ways big data policing can upset community trust and raise questions approximately Constitutional protections and privacy rights.
This segment is hosted by Tanzina Vega.
Source: thetakeaway.org