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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 The quote opposes deployment of biased facial-recognition surveillance on public transit, directly bearing on government mass surveillance. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6-sol · 1h 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 · 1h ago
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