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People are generally supportive of the use facial recognition by police, according to a Pew poll from 2021 https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2022/03/17/publi

People are generally supportive of the use facial recognition by police, according to a Pew poll from 2021 https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2022/03/17/public-more-likely-to-see-facial-recognition-use-by-police-as-good-rather-than-bad-for-society/ https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2022/03/17/public-more-... '[M]ajorities of the American public believe widespread use of facial recognition would likely help find missing persons and solve crimes, but majorities also think it is likely that police would use this technology to track everyone’s location and surveil Black and Hispanic communities more than others. In terms of potential impact, 46% of U.S. adults say widespread use of facial recognition technology by police would be a good idea for society while 27% believe it would be a bad idea. An additional 27% say they are unsure whether it would be a good or bad idea for police to widely use facial recognition technology.'

digging 2y ago
> People are generally supportive > 46% of U.S. adults say widespread use of facial recognition technology by police would be a good idea for society I wouldn't say the first statement can be reasonably derived from the second, since most people in that poll think it is not a good idea.
- renewiltord 2y ago
  > I wouldn't say the first statement can be reasonably derived from the second, since most people in that poll think it is not a good idea. 46% good, 27% no idea does not imply majority supportive But it also doesn't mean "most people think it's not a good idea", which in colloquial English would be majority bad idea.
  - digging 2y ago
    That's fair. Statements: A. majority think it's not a good idea B. majority do not think it's a good idea C. majority think it's a bad idea Usually, A and C would be read as equivalent. I was using A and B as equivalent. But I understand that it's not very clear how I meant it. Certainly B is what's supported.

digging 2y ago

> People are generally supportive > 46% of U.S. adults say widespread use of facial recognition technology by police would be a good idea for society I wouldn't say the first statement can be reasonably derived from the second, since most people in that poll think it is not a good idea.

renewiltord 2y ago
> I wouldn't say the first statement can be reasonably derived from the second, since most people in that poll think it is not a good idea. 46% good, 27% no idea does not imply majority supportive But it also doesn't mean "most people think it's not a good idea", which in colloquial English would be majority bad idea.
- digging 2y ago
  That's fair. Statements: A. majority think it's not a good idea B. majority do not think it's a good idea C. majority think it's a bad idea Usually, A and C would be read as equivalent. I was using A and B as equivalent. But I understand that it's not very clear how I meant it. Certainly B is what's supported.