UK Govt Quietly Backs Facial Recognition Tech to Supposedly Stop Theft
British government officials reportedly drew up plans to pressure privacy regulators to allow businesses to use facial recognition cameras.
British government officials reportedly drew up plans to pressure privacy regulators to allow businesses to use facial recognition cameras.
Facial recognition resulted in a mother being booted from a Rockettes’ show at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
The IRS said it will no longer use face-recognition technology for taxpayers who are interacting with the agency online.
Facial recognition payment systems have been implemented in British schools under the guise of the Chinese coronavirus pandemic.
The UK will implement a facial recognition system for public services after already introducing the technology for its vaccine passport app.
Britain is facing a “dystopian” future in which facial recognition is used to turn public spaces into “open-air prisons” say campaigners.
Tech firms funded by the British government are developing facial recognition systems that could be used by private businesses, such as pubs, as coronavirus vaccine passports.
The commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is arguing for increased surveillance measures in the United Kingdom, including facial recognition, to combat crime and terrorism, however, critics fear the increased capabilities will negatively impact civil liberties. Dame Cressida Dick,
China’s use of facial recognition technology is an effort to protect people’s human rights, the country’s state media declared on Tuesday.
Racial minorities are less likely than white people to trust facial recognition software used by law enforcement, according to a recent survey.
Facial recognition systems could result in identified shoplifters being banned from almost every store, according to a report.
Multi-platinum pop princess Taylor Swift may have invaded concert-goers’ privacy in an effort to identify stalkers at her May 18 performance in Los Angeles.