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California city bans predictive policing in U.S. first — Reuters

By TechTaffy Desk

California’s Santa Cruz has become the first U.S. city to ban predictive policing, writes Avi Asher-Schapiro.

Here is the link: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-police-tech-trfn/california-city-bans-predictive-policing-in-u-s-first-idUSKBN23V2XC

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