75% of the 1917 Silent Protest Would Have Been Exposed to Facial Recognition
Over 100 years ago, an estimated 10,000 Black Americans filled NYC streets in one of the first major U.S. protests to raise awareness of violence against Black people. Organized by the NAACP, the protest was marked by its organized silence, with some of the only sound coming from drums located at the front of the march.
Had the march occurred in the modern era, around 75% of the protestors’ routes would have been exposed to facial recognition. During the course of the day, protests would have to pass through at least 11 intersections equipped with public cameras.
