IBM secretly used New York’s CCTV cameras to train its surveillance software

IBM secretly used footage from NYPD CCTV cameras to develop surveillance technology that could search for individuals based on bodily characteristics like age and skin tone. This is according to a report from The Intercept that cites confidential company documents, as well as interviews with former IBM researchers and NYPD officials.Although IBM advertises its video analytics software’s ability to search for individuals using traits like age and ethnicity, the company has not previously d