Cyber Monday: Regulating facial recognition
A segment examining the regulatory landscape around facial recognition technology explores how policymakers and advocates are approaching oversight of a tool increasingly used in commercial and government settings. The discussion centers on what rules, if any, should govern when and how facial recognition can be deployed.
Why this matters: Facial recognition is already in stores, airports, stadiums, and police departments. Most people have no idea when it is being used on them. That is not a small gap. It means your face can be scanned, matched, and logged without your knowledge or consent. Regulation has been slow and uneven — some cities have banned it, most have done nothing. Until clear rules exist at the federal level, the burden falls entirely on you to avoid spaces that use it, which is not really a choice at all.
Who should care: Lawyers · Compliance · Privacy officers · Cybersecurity · General readers · Policy
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