Facial recognition is here to stay. And we should all probably accept it

Discussion in 'privacy problems' started by guest, Jun 24, 2018.

  1. mirimir

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    I still like the idea of forward air support. That is, a bunch of small self-piloting drones, that cloud around you, preferentially ahead of where you're going. Each drone has a relatively powerful IR laser, and a system that targets small lenses. And maybe does face and animal recognition too. Don't want to be blinding people and animals, just cameras. Obviously need to offload data-processing to substantial hardware.

    I mean, I'm sure that's what the military are planning :)
     
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    Microsoft Calls for Regulation to Address Facial Recognition Issues--Will Others Follow?
    Microsoft says the emerging technology must be legislated, but that may be a hard sell even as facial recognition issues increase.
    August 01, 2018

    https://www.itprotoday.com/risk-and...-facial-recognition-issues-will-others-follow
     
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    https://www.techspot.com/news/76120-new-facial-recognition-security-system-used-us-airports.html
     
  4. mirimir

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    Sure, 99% accuracy sounds great. But think about it. If you're looking for something with 1% or less prevalence, over half of your positives will be false. And for something where prevalence is arguably far under 1%, such as terrorists, almost 100% of positives will be false.
     
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    The future for us is we will all live like little weebel people being controlled from the elite from the comfort of their homes. With the coming 5g network all of our lives will be watched and from what I hear quite possibly our minds can be read since 5g uses the same frequencies as our bodies do.
     
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    Dulles Airport Surprises Passengers with Facial-Recognition Boarding
    Airport officials rolled out the system expecting to increase security and decrease boarding times.
    September 7, 2018

    https://www.nextgov.com/emerging-te...al-recognition-boarding/151095/?oref=rf-river
     
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    Delta to start scanning faces at airport check-in
    September 20, 2018
    https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/20/delta-to-start-scanning-faces-at-airport-check-in/
     
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    Giving TSA facial-recognition software isn’t worth a faster security line
    https://www.marketwatch.com/story/g...-isnt-worth-a-faster-security-line-2018-09-24
     
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    Watchdog says face scanning at US airports is plagued with technical problems
    September 25, 2018
    https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/25/w...-airports-is-plagued-with-technical-problems/
     
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    Delta’s fully biometric terminal is the first in the US
    Use your face instead of your passport
    September 27, 2018

    https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/27/delta-fully-biometric-terminal-airport-facial-recognition-US/
     
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    TSA outlines its plans for facial recognition on domestic flights
    It hasn't really addressed privacy concerns
    October 15, 2018
    https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/15/tsa-facial-recognition-roadmap/
     
  13. Reality

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    They won't bother. This runaway freight train has been going for so long now everyone's conditioned to accept the next gross invasion of privacy without batting an eye.
     
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    Facial recognition tech allows passengers to clear airport security in Shanghai
    https://www.zdnet.com/article/facia...engers-to-clear-airport-security-in-shanghai/
     
  15. 142395

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    Actually "99% accuracy rate" explains nothing. In this tech, there're some diff accuracy rates: true/false accept rate, true/false reject rate, and false identification rate. So 99% for which? Maybe both of TAR & TRR? Then there's more impo problem.
    These rates totally depends on size of registered faces in DB. Achieving 99% for n = 100 will be easy, but it become exponentially harder as n increases. So the question is in what n they achieved 99%.
     
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    Facial recognition tech to verify age for alcohol sales in UK supermarkets: report
    October 18, 2018
    https://www.zdnet.com/article/facia...ge-for-alcohol-cigarettes-in-uk-supermarkets/
     
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    U.S. airports plan to scan your face at security, bag check and boarding
    https://globalnews.ca/news/4567183/facial-recognition-technology-u-s-airports/
     
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    Heathrow Airport aims to roll out facial biometrics by summer 2019
    October 26, 2018
    https://www.cso.com.au/article/648753/heathrow-airport-aims-roll-facial-biometrics-by-summer-2019/
     
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    Facing Tomorrow's High-Tech School Surveillance
    October 29, 2018
    https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/j53ba3/facial-recognition-school-surveillance-v25n3
     
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    Experimental AI lie detector will help screen EU travelers
    A virtual border agent will improve screening accuracy
    October 31, 2018

    https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/31/ai-lie-detector-helps-screen-eu-travelers/
     
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    The Potential for Biometric Facial Recognition and Authentication
    November 01, 2018
    https://www.fortinet.com/blog/indus...ric-facial-recognition-and-authenticatio.html
     
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    Passengers to clear customs using facial recognition tech at Japan's busiest airport
    https://www.zdnet.com/article/passe...l-recognition-tech-at-japans-busiest-airport/
     
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