Uploaded April 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Facial recognition is becoming more and more common. In some cases, it's used to make existing procedures more efficient or to connect **existing** data points together. While that seems like the community has already consented to these use cases, people often have a visceral reaction to hearing that new technology is being applied.
Regardless of your opinion on facial recognition technologies, it's undeniable that it raises a number of issues that should be discussed in the open BEFORE implementation. This is the real challenge around the technology, discussing its use in a practical and pragmatic way.
There needs to be a balance between your right to privacy, the community need for various processes, and even commercial desires. None of this will be sorted without ongoing discussions...
References;
- Catalin Cimpanu writing for Zero Day/ZDNet on the EU's desire to collect a massive database of biometric information, zdnet.com/google-amp/article/eu-votes-to-create-gigantic-biometrics-database
- Emily Birnbaum for The Hill outlines DHS's initiative to use facial recognition for departures from the US, thehill.com/policy/technology/439481-dhs-wants-to-use-facial-recognition-on-97-percent-of-departing-air
- a feature from the Financial Times written by Madhumita Murgia, highlights the potential issues with the training data used to build facial recognition models, ft.com/content/cf19b956-60a2-11e9-b285-3acd5d43599e
// MWM Y2 no. 028
Facial recognition is becoming more and more common. In some cases, it's used to make existing procedures more efficient or to connect **existing** data points together. While that seems like the community has already consented to these use cases, people often have a visceral reaction to hearing that new technology is being applied.
Regardless of your opinion on facial recognition technologies, it's undeniable that it raises a number of issues that should be discussed in the open BEFORE implementation. This is the real challenge around the technology, discussing its use in a practical and pragmatic way.
There needs to be a balance between your right to privacy, the community need for various processes, and even commercial desires. None of this will be sorted without ongoing discussions...
References;
- Catalin Cimpanu writing for Zero Day/ZDNet on the EU's desire to collect a massive database of biometric information, zdnet.com/google-amp/article/eu-votes-to-create-gigantic-biometrics-database
- Emily Birnbaum for The Hill outlines DHS's initiative to use facial recognition for departures from the US, thehill.com/policy/technology/439481-dhs-wants-to-use-facial-recognition-on-97-percent-of-departing-air
- a feature from the Financial Times written by Madhumita Murgia, highlights the potential issues with the training data used to build facial recognition models, ft.com/content/cf19b956-60a2-11e9-b285-3acd5d43599e
// MWM Y2 no. 028
