Teacher, alleged prostitute rob man in Atlantic City hotel room using facial recognition, cops say
A teacher and another woman were charged in connection with a robbery in an Atlantic City hotel room, with police saying the pair used facial recognition technology to identify their target.
Why this matters: Facial recognition used to be something governments and corporations deployed against ordinary people. This case flips that picture, with private individuals reportedly using it as a tool to single out a victim. The technology is cheap and accessible enough now that it shows up in street-level crime. That changes the personal safety calculus for everyone. If a stranger can scan your face and pull your identity before you even know you are being targeted, the privacy risk is no longer abstract.
Who should care: Privacy officers · Cybersecurity · General readers · Policy
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