The Department of Social Protection has confirmed that it carries out biometric processing and uses facial recognition technologies as part of its controversial public services card (PSC) programme. The confirmation prompted concerns among data-protection experts, who said there are questions over the proportionality of creating a database of facial recognition images due to the risks attached. Carrying out biometric processing is controversial among civil liberties and data-protection advocates. A demonstration uses artificial intelligence and facial recognition at the Las Vegas Convention Center. A woman goes through a facial recognition verification system, at Dulles airport in Virginia in the US.

Source: The Irish Times February 12, 2020 02:15 UTC