How does the use of facial recognition technology for security affect people's privacy and personal information?
Introduction Facial recognition technology is presently emerging as one of the most important technologies being used for security purposes in daily life. The technology works by identifying or confirming an individual based on certain characteristics of his or her face. The face of an individual can be captured using cameras, photos or video, after which the captured image can be analyzed using facial recognition technology. Today, facial recognition technology can be applied in various scenarios such as phone unlocking, confirmation of identity of someone, monitoring of particular areas, and identification by security personnel. One advantage of the use of facial recognition technology is that it helps to facilitate speed and ease in the matter of security. In this case, one does not have to go through all those pictures and hours of video oneself, but the facial recognition software will assist in doing it quicker. It would come in handy in cases when security officers ne...