Facial recognition is proliferating both as a technology to help law enforcement identify criminals and as a convenient feature to help consumers unlock their phones, among other functions. The Swift security team’s reported use of facial recognition, however, could represent a new tactic: luring people to step in front of the camera, rather than just scanning a crowd or waiting for fans to pass by. Only a couple of states have laws restricting the use of facial recognition, and California is not among them. “Obviously, stalking of celebrities is a real problem,” Jay Stanley, a senior policy analyst for the American Civil Liberties Union, said in an interview. That way people who don’t want to be subjected to facial recognition might avoid it.

Source: New York Times December 13, 2018 22:52 UTC