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I think the real battle is in Judicial reforms. Honestly we are at a stage where the face recpgnition technology is just too easy to deploy. [1, 2] There are a

I think the real battle is in Judicial reforms. Honestly we are at a stage where the face recpgnition technology is just too easy to deploy. [1, 2] There are also several legitimate use cases, e.g. Amber alerts, Public right to record, etc. The society can delay dealing with technology for only so long. Over the next decade we will see huge adoption of Autonomous cars, robots, cheap drones essentially "Mainstreaming" of surveillance technology. At this point the legal system would have to decide a sane framework to resolve the challenges posed by technology. However given the paralysis in Washington, and inability to deal with even the most basic questions of algorithms and law (No-fly lists being the prime example) I am not too hopeful. [1] https://github.com/search?q=topic%3Aface-recognition&type=Repositories https://github.com/search?q=topic%3Aface-recognition&type=Re... [2] https://aws.amazon.com/rekognition/ https://aws.amazon.com/rekognition/

aviraldg 9y ago
It's just processing data; how does it matter if it was done by an algorithm or by a human?
_coldfire 9y ago
Done by a government with proper legal oversight it certainly has its place and easily will be a net positive for society. Though lawmakers seem to be oblivious to tech advances moving far quicker than they can, don't hold much hope they can keep up. Used by corporations it will be frustrating and take privacy intrusions to the next level. In the end though, democracies will survive fine. The real issue is tyrannical regimes getting their hands on facial recognition, it's a terrifying prospect and likely to be used with great effect.