discriminatory

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Youth worker Shaun Thompson and Silkie Carlo, from campaign group Big Brother Watch, brought the claim over concerns that facial recognition could be used arbitrarily or in a discriminatory way.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

County said in a statement none of the reviews of the fire response has found “any discriminatory or structural bias in the County’s response.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026

A tally from Global Trade Alert shows that there were many more discriminatory trade policies—including tariffs, export controls and sanctions—introduced in the five years through 2025 than in the preceding five years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

But ADUK, the umbrella charity representing many assistance dog users, said it believed the policy was discriminatory.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

The fight for jobs was an old one, and little had changed in Durham since Louis Austin protested discriminatory hiring practices in 1953.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson