The New York Times reports on the growing use and application of facial recognition technology by private businesses. Such rollouts are proliferating around the world but most notably in the U.K. More specifically, businesses are using facial recognition to combat minor crimes and create watchlists largely unbeknownst to individuals being surveilled. U.K. Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner Fraser Sampson said facial recognition “in some areas” can “literally be a game changer,” deeming its current and future use “probably inevitable.”
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