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Comment by Will Owen

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Communications director at the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project.
City residents should not be guinea pigs for transit systems to test Silicon Valley’s latest unproven, biased surveillance tech.
AI Verified (Jun 18, 2026)
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Will Owen, quoted in Associated Press, “A city’s push for facial recognition on public buses ignites debate over security and privacy,” June 18, 2026.
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Ban governments from using AI to conduct mass surveillance of citizens
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AI Verified AP context identifies facial recognition on public buses; Owen calls it unproven, biased surveillance tech, supporting a ban on AI mass surveillance. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 19d ago
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AI Verified Correct answer: for. Owen rejects testing biased AI surveillance technology on city residents. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 19d ago

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AI Verified AP's June 18, 2026 report, republished by The Washington Post, contains the exact wording and attributes it to Will Owen. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6-sol · 20d ago
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