Dutch Police Will No Longer Use Algorithm That Predicts Who Will Become Violent

[belter]

https://nltimes.nl/2023/08/26/police-longer-use-algorithm-predicts-will-become-violent

[Share6323]

I am shocked that this technology was used at all in the EU, isn't that predictive policing illegal Here ?

[egberts1]

Or is it because the Dutch politicians are getting snagged by these algorithms?

[FirmwareBurner → egberts1]

Patch 1.26 incoming:

  if (person_of_interest == Dutch.politician)
  {  
     break;
  }

[guax]

"Especially people with Moroccan, Antillean, or Somali backgrounds were considered a higher risk than others"

Minority Report 2: racism boogaloo.

[redeeman]

now it will just be a biological algorithm instead :)

[FirmwareBurner → redeeman]

Gattaca: Netherlands

[Share6323]

I am shocked that such technology was used in the past in the EU, isn't that illegal?