The majority of surveyed U.S. adults who were white accept the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement when security threats in public spaces are being assessed, according to a national survey conducted in June 2019. In comparison, less than half of the surveyed black U.S. adults hold the same opinion.
Attitude towards the use of facial recognition technologies by law enforcement according to adults in the United States as of July 2019, by ethnicity
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Pew Research Center. (September 5, 2019). Attitude towards the use of facial recognition technologies by law enforcement according to adults in the United States as of July 2019, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 08, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1054111/usa-attitude-towards-facial-recognition-by-law-enforcement/
Pew Research Center. "Attitude towards the use of facial recognition technologies by law enforcement according to adults in the United States as of July 2019, by ethnicity." Chart. September 5, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 08, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1054111/usa-attitude-towards-facial-recognition-by-law-enforcement/
Pew Research Center. (2019). Attitude towards the use of facial recognition technologies by law enforcement according to adults in the United States as of July 2019, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 08, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1054111/usa-attitude-towards-facial-recognition-by-law-enforcement/
Pew Research Center. "Attitude towards The Use of Facial Recognition Technologies by Law Enforcement According to Adults in The United States as of July 2019, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1054111/usa-attitude-towards-facial-recognition-by-law-enforcement/
Pew Research Center, Attitude towards the use of facial recognition technologies by law enforcement according to adults in the United States as of July 2019, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1054111/usa-attitude-towards-facial-recognition-by-law-enforcement/ (last visited August 08, 2022)