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policing

noun

  1. monitor, watch, serve as police for, enforcing the law
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Wiktionary

noun

  1. Monitoring or regulation.
  2. Patrolling by the police.
  3. Maintenance of public order.

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of police

    The use of algorithms in policing is one example of their increasing influence on our lives. And, as their ubiquity spreads, so too does the debate around whether we should allow ourselves to become so reliant on them – and who, if anyone, is policing their use.