Scan your face to enter your dorm? University of Kentucky installs facial recognition tech around campus
The University of Kentucky has installed facial recognition technology around its campus, including at dormitory entrances, requiring students to scan their faces for access. The deployment marks a significant expansion of biometric surveillance in a residential campus setting.
Why this matters: Students living in campus dorms do not have much choice. They have to live there, which means they have to hand over their biometric data just to get to their own beds. A face scan is not like a password you can change after a breach. It is permanent. Universities collecting this kind of data need to be very clear about who stores it, how long they keep it, and who else can access it. Convenience is not a good enough reason to put a surveillance checkpoint at the front door of where students sleep.
Who should care: Privacy officers · Cybersecurity · General readers · Policy
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