Dear MEL Topic Readers,
San Francisco is first US city to ban facial
recognition
What is one thing that is common among these
tech giants, Apple, SAP, Linked in, YouTube, Yahoo, Salesforce.com, Airbnb, and
Facebook?
The location. They are all located in the San
Francisco Bay Area. Indeed, San Francisco is regarded at the heart of technology
innovation and revolution. You may assume that the city is armed with all high-tech
tools to keep the city safer. However, unlike China where millions of surveillance
cameras monitor streets, public places, and even parking spots (as covered in Topic
Reading Vol.2598) , the bay city has decided to ban the use of facial recognition
software by the police and other agencies. They are afraid that the technology
is still not reliable enough to identify one from another yet and it could
infringe privacy and liberty of the people.
While the supporters of the restriction
welcomed the city’s decision to become the first US major city to ban the use
of facial recognition by authorities, some people think the city should leave
the doors open for future reconsideration as technologies improve fast.
Enjoy reading the article and think which
should be prioritized, safety or privacy.
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