European Parliament Will No Longer Use Facial Recognition Technology

Europeans parliament will not use facial recognition technology for security purposes. This was announced after a memo was leaked explaining the use of facial recognition for security purposes. The parliament posted the memo which explained the use of facial recognition on the website and removed it immediately. The memo stated that there will be “consequences on working methods, processes, staff profiles and the contracting of services” (Rankin). The parliament denies that there was even a discussion about using facial recognition technology. This memo showed up at a bad time for the European parliament after they were expected to announce a temporary ban on the technology in public.

Facial recognition technology is both beneficial and creepy. The use of the technology in public is fantastic when attempting to monitor terrorist activity, but it is also creepy for the common people. The government could use this to understand citizen’s habits in public spaces. If I was a citizen I would be outraged by the news because their government lied to them about their privacy. The European parliament needs to be held accountable.

Source:

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/feb/05/european-parliament-insists-it-will-not-use-facial-recognition-tech

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