False Evolv Subway Alerts Risk Unconstitutional Searches
As New York City starts to roll out Evolv in subways, civil liberties groups raise concerns about Constitutional rights violations.
In this report, we examine NYC's policies on refusing search, the civil rights questions, and the impact of Evolv's false alerts problem.
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