This comes even as facial recognition technologies are being increasingly adopted by individuals, organisations, and governments. Why does the European Commission want a temporary ban on facial recognition technologies in public spaces? China’s reported use of facial recognition technologies for surveillance in Xinjiang is an example of when this becomes problematic. A blog post by tech major IBM categorises facial recognition systems into three. London has joined the bandwagon, and will use real time facial recognition systems to police the city.

Source: The Hindu January 25, 2020 18:44 UTC