The Aurora City Council approved facial recognition technology at its regular Monday night meeting. Supporters believe it clears the way for police officers to use it for solving crimes, and opponents believe it will put people at risk for being falsely identified as criminals.

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Aurora joins other municipalities in Colorado, like Arvada and Mead, where investigators can use the technology.

According to the Aurora Police Department, the technology would only be used to generate leads in active investigations, and photos of "unknown people" submitted during an investigation would not be stored for future searches.

The ACLU of Colorado has expressed concern with facial recognition technology to CBS Colorado, including that it has issues with identifying certain populations, like p

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