Many Assembly members say they believe it will protect the privacy of people in Anchorage, but there were questions about it being an untapped resource in the event of an emergency or crime.
Interim Assembly member Joey Sweet, who introduced the policy framework, had emphasized that he doesn’t believe facial recognition technology works and maintains it has disproportionally misidentified people of color.
Others agreed with him, pointing out what they see as an unreliable technology that could do more harm than good. “I just think it’s really important that we protect Anchorage residents, municipal employees’ privacy,” North Anchorage representative Daniel Volland added.National Child Search Assistance Act
Sulte’s lone “no” vote to the ordinance rejecting the technology was made in hopes of using it to track down suspected criminals and missing persons.
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