Summary
Lately, police in several Indian states have been using algorithms to be more proactive than reactive. It may sound like a good idea, but predictive cops bring with them a lot of questions. Possible breach of privacy and fear of prejudice is one of them.
It may sound ludicrous, but it’s hard not to start a story on predictive policing without referencing Steven Spielberg’s Tom Cruise-starrer Minority Report, which is based on a short story by Philip K. The film is set in 2054 Washington DC. It is based on a system established to prevent crimes before they happen. While the reality of predictive policing – as the jingbang is called – is far from the science fiction of Minority Report,
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