The NYPD officer's database at 50-a.org now features a facial recognition tool allowing public uploads of police photos to discover officers' personal details. Critics, including retired NYPD Lieutenant John Macari, fear that anti-police activists will exploit this feature to harass officers, with reports of prior incidents where officers were targeted at their homes. The Police Benevolent Association has opposed this move, calling it hypocrisy as the same technology used for criminal apprehension could be leveraged against law enforcement personnel. Concerns also arise over potential misidentification leading to frivolous complaints against officers.
Retired NYPD Lt. John Macari, who sounded the alarm on X over the new photo-search option, warned cop haters will likely abuse the newfound ease for obtaining NYPD officers' personal information via photo.
PBA President Patrick Hendry said, 'These activists are against any kind of technology that helps catch criminals, but they'll use those same tools to target police officers. It's hypocrisy at our Finest.'
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