Possibilities and pitfalls of facial recognition system | Explained
A recent explainer examines the potential uses and risks of facial recognition technology, covering both the opportunities the systems offer and the concerns they generate.
Why this matters: Facial recognition is one of the few surveillance tools that can identify you without your knowledge or cooperation. It can be pointed at a crowd, a street, or a database and return names. That is a significant power to hand to anyone. The real issue is not whether the technology works. It is who controls it, what they can do with a match, and what happens to people when it gets it wrong.
Who should care: Privacy officers · Cybersecurity · General readers · Policy
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