• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Our Services
  • Contact Us
  • Newsletter
  • Top Nav Social Icons

FindBiometrics

FindBiometrics

Global Identity Management

  • Biometrics
    • What are Biometrics?
    • FAQ
    • Biometric Associations
    • Companies
    • Premier Partners
  • News
    • Featured Articles
    • Interviews
    • Thought Leadership
    • Podcasts
    • Webinars
    • Year in Review
  • Applications
    • Biometric Security
    • Border Control and Airport Biometrics
    • Consumer and Residential Biometrics
    • Financial Biometrics
    • Fingerprint & Biometric Locks
    • Healthcare Biometrics
    • Justice and Law Enforcement Biometrics
    • Logical Access Control Biometrics
    • Mobile Biometrics
    • Other Biometric Applications
    • Physical Access Control Biometrics
    • Biometric Time and Attendance
  • Solutions
    • Behavioral Biometrics
    • Biometric Sensors and Detectors
    • Facial Recognition
    • Biometric Fingerprint Readers
    • Hand Readers & Finger Scanners
    • Iris Recognition
    • Biometric Middleware and Software
    • Multimodal Biometrics
    • Physiological Biometrics
    • Smart Cards
    • Vein Recognition
    • Voice and Speech Recognition
  • Stocks
  • Events
  • Companies
  • Podcasts

Good ID Highlights Need for Policies that Limit Police Use of Facial Recognition

September 26, 2019

Biometrics News - Good ID Highlights Need for Policies that Limit Police Use of Facial Recognition

Law enforcement’s unmonitored use of facial recognition technology has come under increasing scrutiny in the past few months. Bernie Sanders has echoed San Francisco and called for a complete ban on the police use of the technology, while Microsoft recently stated that it will refuse to sell its facial recognition tech for mass surveillance.

With that in mind, Good ID is trying to steer the conversation with policy objectives that will protect people’s privacy and place limits on law enforcement’s use of facial recognition tech. In a post on the organization’s blog, UC Berkeley CITRIS Policy Lab researcher Henriette Ruhrmann notes that people often have their picture taken without consent – or even their awareness – when out in public, and that there are few safeguards in place to ensure non-discrimination.

As it relates to law enforcement, Ruhrmann argues that the public should be aware of any facial recognition surveillance programs, and that any such programs should be created in consultation with that same public. Unfortunately, many members of the public – and their legislative representatives – are unfamiliar with the latest innovations, a problem that will have to be overcome in order to pass meaningful policy initiatives.

Ruhrmann also stresses that people must have an easy way to object to the collection and use of their facial biometrics, which is currently not the case in many situations. She ultimately concludes that there needs to be more oversight of facial recognition schemes, and that countries like the US and the UK will need to take a much more active role to protect the human rights of their citizens.

–

September 26, 2019 – by Eric Weiss

Related News

  • West Lafayette Mayor Vows to Veto Facial Recognition BanWest Lafayette Mayor Vows to Veto Facial Recognition Ban
  • City Council Clashes With South Australia Police Over Facial RecognitionCity Council Clashes With South Australia Police Over Facial Recognition
  • Manchester Police Try to Recruit Public for Surveillance SchemeManchester Police Try to Recruit Public for Surveillance Scheme
  • Ireland Looks to Expand Police Facial Recognition PowersIreland Looks to Expand Police Facial Recognition Powers
  • Police and Industry Lobbyists Push Back Against Facial Recognition BansPolice and Industry Lobbyists Push Back Against Facial Recognition Bans
  • French Senators Put Forward New Facial Recognition GuidelinesFrench Senators Put Forward New Facial Recognition Guidelines

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Biometric, biometric surveillance, biometrics, biometrics legislation, biometrics regulation, face biometrics, facial recognition, Good ID, law enforcement biometrics, police biometrics, privacy issues, UC Berkeley CITRIS Policy Lab

Primary Sidebar

Identity is Shaping Air Travel – Time to Invest

Sponsored Links

facetec logo

FaceTec’s patented, industry-leading 3D Face Authentication software anchors digital identity, creating a chain of trust from user onboarding to ongoing authentication on all modern smart devices and webcams. FaceTec’s 3D FaceMaps™ make trusted, remote identity verification finally possible. As the only technology backed by a persistent spoof bounty program and NIST/iBeta Certified Liveness Detection, FaceTec is the global standard for Liveness and 3D Face Matching with millions of users on six continents in financial services, border security, transportation, blockchain, e-voting, social networks, online dating and more. www.facetec.com

TECH5 logo

TECH5 is an international technology company founded by experts from the biometrics industry, which focuses on developing disruptive biometric and digital ID solutions through the application of AI and Machine Learning technologies.

TECH5 target markets include both Government and Private sectors with products powering Civil ID, Digital ID, as well as authentication solutions that deliver identity assurance for various use cases. 

Learn more: www.tech5.ai

Mobile ID World Logo

Mobile ID World is here to bring you the latest in mobile authentication solutions and application providers. Our company is dedicated to providing users with the best content and cutting edge information on technology, news, and mobile solutions for your mobile identity management needs.

Recent Posts

  • Lawsuits, Passkeys, and a New VP: Identity News Digest
  • Digital Identity Tech Demo Online Event
  • Biometric Ticketing Comes to Osaka Station: Identity News Digest
  • TikTok, Robots, and a $10 Facial Recognition Device: Identity News Digest
  • Register for the Digital Identity Tech Demo Online Event

Biometric Associations

IBIA and fido

Tweets

Footer

  • About Us
  • Company Directory
  • Advertise With Us
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Archives
  • CCPA: Do not sell my personal info.

Follow Us

Copyright © 2023 FindBiometrics