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  • New York Times
  • 2020
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A Case for Facial Recognition

Decisions on whether or not law enforcement should be trusted with facial recognition are tricky, as is argued by Detroit city official James Tate. On one hand, the combination of the bias latent in the technology itself and the human bias of those who use it sometimes leads to over-policing of certain communities. On the other hand, with the correct guardrails, it can be an effective tool in getting justice in cases of violent crime. This article details the ongoing debate about how much facial recognition technology use is proper in Detroit.

  • New York Times
  • 2020
  • 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
  • MIT Tech Review
  • 2020
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Why 2020 was a pivotal, contradictory year for facial recognition

This article examines several case studies from the year of 2020 to discuss the widespread usage, and potential for limitation, of facial recognition technology. The author argues that its potential for training and identification using social media platforms in conjunction with its use by law enforcement is dangerous for minority groups and protestors alike.

  • MIT Tech Review
  • 2020
  • 3 min
  • techviral
  • 2018
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New Facial Recognition System Helps Trace 3000 Missing Children In Just 4 Days

In India, where disappearance of children is a common social issue, facial recognition technology has been useful in identifying and located many missing or displaced children. This breakthrough means that the technology can hopefully be applied to help ameliorate this issue, as well as in other areas such as law enforcement.

  • techviral
  • 2018
  • 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
  • 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
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