Facial recognition

Power & Inequality

Smile, You’re Being Watched: The Terrifying Reality of Facial Recognition

Police and governments are using facial recognition without the consent and knowledge of the public

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Power & Democracy

Whether We Got Something to Hide or Not, We Got Something to Fear; China’s All-Seeing State

‘Someone who has nothing to hide has nothing to fear’ is a widespread believe and excuse when it comes to the safety and use of people’s personal data. The truth is that not only those who have something to hide have something to fear, we all do. Our fundamental rights like the right to privacy […]

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Power & Democracy

The Danger of Facial Recognition Software in Surveillance Cameras

Face recognition in surveillance cameras is a form of biometrics. Every face, just like every fingerprint, is unique. Developments in this field are fast, facial recognition technology is getting better and better. It doesn’t require active human monitoring and has access to big data sets, making it efficient and able to identify humans in real-time. […]

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