It's so good topic to discuss! If I was EU citizen I would definitely sign this petition! This sphere should be regulated properly. Face recognition is alread

It's so good topic to discuss! If I was EU citizen I would definitely sign this petition! This sphere should be regulated properly. Face recognition is already in use in almost all EU countries. And who can afford it now? Only government and big companies have money to use it. Do they want to regulate themselves? Don’t think so. CompreFace is free and, at least for now, I think it will be used only by enthusiasts. Then if face recognition became popular among small companies, the government would like to regulate it. Another point - CompreFace stores the data only in the local storage. Unlike any SaaS solution, the government can’t just ask CompreFace to share the data, we just don’t have it. And, the thing I forgot to mention, there is a mode in which CompreFace doesn’t store photos! And last, but not least, I understand that when face recognition is used on a huge scale, it could lead to very unpleasant consequences. E.g. in the worst scenario, if a face recognition system in the airport thinks you are a criminal - you can miss your flight and your vacation will be ruined. But what if small businesses use face recognition? E.g. if your local gym adds face recognition and when you enter the building, the person on check-in says to you “Hey Mr. X, welcome back, your personal trainer is waiting for you”, and the trainer has already received a notification that you are here. The worst scenario - the person on check-in says not your name. And the best thing that we will be able to learn from these mistakes, and the mistakes won’t be so painful. Disclaimer, this is my own opinion and may not coincide with the official opinion of the company.