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UK is going full minority report with ‘murder prediction’ research

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UK 's Ministry of Justice has been developing an algorithm to identify people who could become killers.

Civil liberty watchdog Statewatch obtained information through Freedom of Information Act requests.

The tool used data from UK police forces, possibly including victims and witnesses as well as suspects.

"This project is being conducted for research purposes only. A report will be published in due course," a representative from the MOJ told The Guardian .

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