Facial Recognition Tech - Should It Be Banned?

Facial Recognition Ban Proposed. Is facial recognition tech so dangerous to privacy rights that police should be banned from using it? A bill has been filed in the Senate proposing just that. As tech advances, the push and pull between legitimate societal needs for law enforcement, and individual rights to privacy, continue to be tested. It is highly unlikely that any advanced tech will be forever banned, however. The regulation of such technology will be the field we play on in the future. This bill doesn't have much of a future; but, it is certainly a starting point for a societal discussion of how to regulate the tech in the future. What do you think?

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[Miriam]

Barn door: horse. The technology is out there, and it is going to be used, regardless of whether the public knows and/or approves. There are (will be) too many benefits (existing or as yet-to-be-imagined) for the technology to stay dark for long (with or without a government ban). We already unlock phones and computers with facial recognition - there is a short step to all kinds of "convenience" applications (door locks, airline security, and let's not forget shopping).

Plus, facial recognition is not the only way to track a human (mobile phone, credit cards, license plates). If nothing else, it is a tool in an ever-growing toolbox that continuously records your digital (and physical) footprint in the world.