Civil Surveillance (40)

Video and data surveillance by public and private entities.

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  • New York Times
  • 2018
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Facial Recognition Is Accurate, if You’re a White Guy

This article details the research of Joy Buolamwini on racial bias coded into algorithms, specifically facial recognition programs. When auditing facial recognition software from several large companies such as IBM and Face++, she found that they are far worse at properly identifying darker skinned faces. Overall, this reveals that facial analysis and recognition programs are in need of exterior systems of accountability.

  • New York Times
  • 2018
  • 3 min
  • MacRumors
  • 2021
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Facebook Weighing Up Legality of Facial Recognition in Upcoming Smart Glasses

Facebook’s collaboration with Ray-Ban on a new technology of “smart glasses” comes with a host of questions on whether or not capabilities such as facial recognition should be built into the technology.

  • MacRumors
  • 2021
  • 3 min
  • CNBC
  • 2013
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How Facial Recognition Technology Could Help Catch Criminals

Facial recognition software, or using computer vision and biometric technology on an image of a person to identify them, has potential applications in law enforcement to help catch suspects or criminals. However, aspects of probability are at play, especially as the photos or videos captured become blurrier and need an additional layer of software analysis to be “de-pixelized.” Also, identification depends on the databases to which the FBI has access.

  • CNBC
  • 2013
  • 5 min
  • Gizmodo
  • 2021
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CBP Facial Recognition Scanners Failed to Find a Single Imposter At Airports in 2020

Customs and Border protection used facial recognition technology to scan travelers entering the U.S at several points of entry in 2020, and did not identify any impostors or impersonators. This is part of a larger program of using biometrics to screen those who enter the country, which raises concerns about data privacy, who may have access to this data, and how it may be used.

  • Gizmodo
  • 2021
  • 7 min
  • Wired
  • 2020
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Facial Recognition Applications on College Campuses

After student members of the University of Miami Employee Student Alliance held a protest on campus, the University of Miami Police Department likely used facial recognition technology in conjunction with video surveillance cameras to track down nine students from the protest and summon them to a meeting with the dean. This incident provided a gateway into the discussion of fairness of facial recognition programs, and how students believe that they should not be deployed on college campuses.

  • Wired
  • 2020
  • 5 min
  • BBC
  • 2021
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Facial recognition technology meant mum saw dying son

The ability of facial recognition technology used by the South Wales Police force to identify an individual based on biometric data nearly instantly rather than the previous standard of 10 days allowed a mother to say goodbye to her son on his deathbed. It seems to have other positive impacts, such as identifying criminals earlier than they otherwise might have been. However, as is usually the case, concerns abound about how this facial recognition technology can violate human rights.

  • BBC
  • 2021
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