Tag: Privacy

Halt the use of facial-recognition technology until it is regulated

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Author: Crawford, Kate Description: Until appropriate safeguards are in place, we need a moratorium on biometric technology that identifies individuals. Subject headings: Facial recognition; Biometric technology; Privacy; Ethics; Artificial intelligence; AI Publication year: 2019 Journal or book title: Nature Volume: 572 Issue: 7771 Pages: 565 Find the full text: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02514-7 Find more like this one (cited by): https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cites=5918763303809055830&as_sdt=1000005&sciodt=0,16&hl=en Serial number: 4051

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Face recognition technology: security versus privacy

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Author: Bowyer, K. W. Description: Video surveillance and face recognition systems have become the subject of increased interest and controversy after the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States. In favor of face recognition technology, there is the lure of a powerful tool to aid national security. On the negative side, there are fears of an Orwellian invasion of privacy. Given the ongoing nature of the controversy, and the fact that face recognition systems represent leading edge and rapidly changing technology, face recognition technology is currently a major issue…

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Facial recognition technology in schools: critical questions and concerns

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Author: Andrejevic, Mark; Selwyn, Neil Description: Facial recognition technology is now being introduced across various aspects of public life. This includes the burgeoning integration of facial recognition and facial detection into compulsory schooling to address issues such as campus security, automated registration and student emotion detection. So far, these technologies have largely been seen as routine additions to school systems with already extensive cultures of monitoring and surveillance. While critical commentators are beginning to question the pedagogical limitations of facially driven learning, this article contends that school-based facial recognition presents…

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