Agre: Outlaw Facial Recognition in Public Places
Professor Philip Agre has published an essay in opposition to the use of facial recognition in public places. Agre argues that use of the technology should be outlawed, as it could be used for tracking humans� movements, the data from the systems could be combined with other biometric identifiers, the systems are employed without effective notice or consent, and it can be used by governments to oppress citizens.Your Face Is Not a Bar Code: Arguments Against Automatic Face Recognition in Public Places, Agre Web Site.
Face Recognition Is Invasive, Doesn't Work-Critics, Yahoo News, November 1, 2001.
