Computer Vision (40)
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- techviral
- 2018
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
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- techviral
- 2018
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.
In what ways does this specific technology serve the common good in India? What are the concerns about the privacy of the children involved, and is this outweighed by the value of safety? To what degree does facial recognition technology actually help solve this problem in general?
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- 5 min
- Gizmodo
- 2021
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
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- Gizmodo
- 2021
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.
What bad outcomes are possible from the government having extensive biometric data, including facial scans, on many people who try to enter the country? Why does the government get away with using biased technology to conduct facial scans at airports, for example? Are “facilitation improvements” worth aiming for if it means using technologies that are not 100% effective and will disproportionately harm certain populations?
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- BBC
- 2021
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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- BBC
- 2021
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.
Who can be trusted with facial recognition algorithms that can give someone several possibilities for the identity of a particular face? Who can be trusted to decide in what cases this technology can be deployed? How can bias become problematic when a human is selecting one of many faces recommended by the algorithm? Should the idea of constant surveillance or omnipresent cameras make us feel safe or concerned?
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- CNET
- 2019
Fight for the Future, a digital activist group, used Amazon’s Rekognition facial recognition software to scan faces on the street in Washington DC to show that there should be more guardrails on the use of this type of technology, before it is deployed for ends which violate human rights such as identifying peaceful protestors.
- CNET
- 2019
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- CNET
- 2019
Demonstrators scan public faces in DC to show lack of facial recognition laws
Fight for the Future, a digital activist group, used Amazon’s Rekognition facial recognition software to scan faces on the street in Washington DC to show that there should be more guardrails on the use of this type of technology, before it is deployed for ends which violate human rights such as identifying peaceful protestors.
Does this kind of stunt seem effective at getting the attention of the public on the ways that facial recognition can be misused? How? Who decides what is a “positive” use of facial recognition technology, and how can these use cases be negotiated with those citizens who want their privacy protected?
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- OneZero
- 2020
A group of “Face Queens” (Dr. Timnit Gebru, Joy Buolamwini, and Deborah Raji) have joined forces to do important racial justice and equity work in the field of computer vision, struggling against racism in the industry to whistleblow against biased machine learning and computer vision technologies still deployed by companies like Amazon.
- OneZero
- 2020
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- OneZero
- 2020
Dr. Timnit Gebru, Joy Buolamwini, Deborah Raji — an Enduring Sisterhood of Face Queens
A group of “Face Queens” (Dr. Timnit Gebru, Joy Buolamwini, and Deborah Raji) have joined forces to do important racial justice and equity work in the field of computer vision, struggling against racism in the industry to whistleblow against biased machine learning and computer vision technologies still deployed by companies like Amazon.
How can the charge led by these women for more equitable computer vision technologies be made even more visible? Should people need high degrees to have a voice in fighting against technologies which are biased against them? How can corporations be made to listen to voices such as those of the Face Queens?
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- Amnesty International
- 2021
Amnesty International released a statement detailing its opposition of widespread use of facial recognition technology for mass surveillance purposes based on its misuse and unfair impacts over Black communities and the chilling effect which it would create on peaceful protest.
- Amnesty International
- 2021
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- Amnesty International
- 2021
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CALLS FOR BAN ON THE USE OF FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY FOR MASS SURVEILLANCE
Amnesty International released a statement detailing its opposition of widespread use of facial recognition technology for mass surveillance purposes based on its misuse and unfair impacts over Black communities and the chilling effect which it would create on peaceful protest.
Is more accurate facial recognition technology a good thing or a bad thing? How would FRT be weaponized to justify policing policies that are already unfair toward Black communities? Why is anonymity important, both in protest scenarios and elsewhere? Can anyone be anonymous in the age of digital technology? What amount of anonymity is appropriate?