Facial recognition: there are risks in these lenses
Under promises of security and convenience, smart cameras are gaining ground in the Europe of the GDPR. But we are not always shown the other side of the coin.
Facial recognition is as fascinating as it is frightening. Who would have thought that a technology that lets us unlock our phones quickly could also be a threat to democracy?
Smart cameras are being installed just about everywhere in the US, but also in the Europe of the GDPR. With lenses able to identify and follow citizens in a crowd, systems of this kind are appearing in stadiums, airports and even schools, without any oversight, Politico reported.
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AI translation from the Portuguese. First published in ECO on 2 January 2020.