NYPD Robot Gets Tryout to Patrol Times Square Subway

Privacy rights advocates remain skeptical. In May, the Legal Aid Society
requested that the Police Department’s inspector general investigate the
department’s use of surveillance technology, contending that it violated the
Public Oversight of Surveillance Technology Act, a city law requiring the
department to publish details about how new technology is being used and the
data it collects.

Mr. Cahn said he was wary that the K5 might eventually employ facial
recognition technology.

“If the mayor thinks there aren't enough cameras …

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