It’s not new that Facial Recognition does work: London had built an extensive security apparatus around that in recent years. There is also no question that the technology itself has become very reliable, but what’s new is that it has made its way to consumer products and service at a rate never seen before. Recently, Facebook has added facial recognition to automatically “tag” photos, which created more notifications, which ultimately create more user interaction and page views.
Recent smartphones like the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 also has the ability to recognize people so that it’s faster to email/send them photos. Android devices can now auto-unlock using facial features (it works with photos too, so it’s not secure). But the point is that facial recognition is quickly becoming a technological commodity, which means that facial data may soon be readily available — which begs the question: how much control do you have over your facial recognition data? That’s why the FTC has stepped in with recommendations about how facial data should be collected, protected and used. (more…)
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