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No, it is not because it does not work and presenting a non-working solution as a working one is not ethical.
by eveningcoffee 7y ago
No, it is not because it does not work and presenting a non-working solution as a working one is not ethical.
- WalterSear 7y agoDoubly moot. A use case isn't a functional product. And, the unethical or mis- application of a technology does not obviate ethical use cases. I concur that replacing usernames (and, by extension, hardware identifiers), rather than logins, is of relatively limited benefit, but it's a use case nonetheless.
- logfromblammo 7y agoYes, the technology itself cannot be ethical or unethical. Ethical determinations require consideration of intent, which machines do not [currently] have. And they often also require analysis of failure modes due to deception or subversion. It is clear to me that a door-security system that included facial-recognition as an optional security-multiplier, and that did not willingly share its face data with any other person, device, or system, and that allowed the owner of a face to remove it from the system at will, would be an ethical use of the technology. But then again, if the system has to still work without the facial recognition in order to be ethical, you might as well leave it out and save the cost. Facial recognition is most useful when the intended use is least ethical.