Learn about the bad side of technology, such as facial recognition technology

Many oppositions related to facial recognition technology have appeared continuously in America, which eventually resulted in amazing victories, including that there were three companies that worked to withdraw the use of this technology on their own products in the market, and there is a group of cities that banned some uses related to this type of technology, in addition to the ACM organization stopping its use as well. But these opposition groups have achieved great success in America, while China has begun to make extensive use of facial recognition technology in various fields, including monitoring the Uyghur group, the police, and social security. In addition, China has begun exporting this type of technology to partner countries, while in Australia this technology has been used more widely despite the reluctance of human rights organizations from using it. Therefore, governments have worked to present some suggestions and develop plans to create a national database. This base includes the experience of knowing the age of people who use pornographic sites, and local governments have also worked to use this. technology in a number of its surveillance systems. Uses of facial recognition technology There are several uses of facial recognition technology, which are as follows: - This technology allows us to confirm the identity of individuals through several methods as follows: - Individual recognition: - This is done by making a comparison of the image to be verified, compared to the data that was saved in his file to confirm the matching process.

One to many: This is done by making a comparison of the image to be verified, compared to the images that have been saved in the database for a specific target. Comprehensive matching: It is considered one of the best methods, and is carried out by matching all images of all individuals found in databases, at the state level or at a specific organizational level. Facial recognition technology is also used to unlock phones and verify your identity at automated passport checkpoints.

The authorities also benefit from facial recognition technology in law enforcement, by analyzing videotapes of surveillance cameras, in order to ensure that the suspect is identified accurately and legally. The bad side of facial recognition technology: Although facial recognition technology has many benefits, it has raised suspicions about it, as when the police used it to search for specific individuals, the results they reached were different, so this type of technology is considered a danger to society. Facial recognition technology is considered to perform poorly when dealing with the faces of individuals during their daily activity, in addition to being low in efficiency when identifying individuals who have black skin, specifically black women.

Based on the above, there are many algorithms that have begun to appear to recognize faces, but by following methods that are not ethical at all, as these algorithms have used one of the databases that include personal photos, without obtaining permission from the real owners of the photos. In fact, algorithmic surveillance is less biased compared to human surveillance, as there are currently many surveillance cameras everywhere that threaten and limit the civil freedom of the individual, and these cameras are equipped with software that works to track and follow people. Therefore, facial recognition technology invades an individual's privacy and violates his rights, which exacerbates the problem of structural injustice and harms individuals living in societies. Therefore, it is preferable to suspend the use of facial recognition technology.

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