Office worker launches UK's first police facial recognition legal action Read moreNow imagine this: you walk down the street and a pair of policemen stare at you. Even worse, as you enter stores, the facial recognition system lets the staff know a recently arrested individual has entered the building. Facial recognition already has these problems with people of color. Virtually every citizen of China is in this massive facial database, and your whereabouts are tracked at every junction. We need to discuss whether we actually need widespread facial recognition technology, what sensible legislation looks like and how to ensure law enforcement doesn’t abuse this technology.

Source: The Guardian May 21, 2019 12:10 UTC