Facial Recognition
What is it?
- Facial recognition is technology used to match a person’s face from an image to authenticate users through identification services.
- How Facial Recognition works
- How the NYPD uses Facial Recognition technology in crime solving
San Francisco PD Bans Facial Recognition Technology
- “Facial recognition is ‘Psychologically Unhealthy,’ City Supervisor says.”
- Inconsistencies in its use (Airport screening, Employment and Housing, etc.)
- Face recognition algorithms expose diversity error rates. Darker skinned women presented a 34% increased error rate than lighter skinned men.
- ACLU exposes inconsistencies and racial biases in Facial Recognition technology.
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