- When face recognition is used to gain access to a secure location or function, what happens when one’s likeness is stolen and reproduced?
- What happens when the local police monitor all political rallies and use facial recognition to identify each individual in attendance?
- What if businesses scan your face upon entry and dynamically change prices based on their estimates of your income and wealth?
Microsoft’s chief legal officer on Friday called for regulation of facial recognition technology due to the risk to privacy and human rights.
Source: Microsoft urges regulation of face-recognizing tech
Really glad to see Microsoft addressing these issues and working to take privacy seriously as a competitive alternative to Facebook and Google.
Disclosure: I am a former Microsoft employee.
