[OPLIN 4cast] OPLIN 4Cast #593: Face it, this technology is in a state of chaos

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OPLIN 4Cast #593: Face it, this technology is in a state of chaos
May 9th, 2018

[image: Face on a phone] Ever since the iPhone came out with FaceID last
year, facial recognition technologies have seemingly exploded into our
newsfeeds. (Although I did wonder if we'd reached peak facial recognition
news when this story
<https://gizmodo.com/finally-facial-recognition-for-cows-is-here-1822609005>
about it being used for cows came out.)  As with any emerging tech, there
have been hiccups, outright battles and philosophical questions that have
yet to be answered. In other words, it's still a pretty messy concept, and
what's been happening recently is no exception.

   -
   - Police face recognition misidentified 2,300 as potential criminals
   <https://www.engadget.com/2018/05/06/police-face-recognition-misidentified-2300-as-criminals/>
   [Engadget] "South Wales Police are facing a backlash after
   they released data showing that their face recognition trial at the 2017
   Champions League final misidentified thousands as potential criminals. Out
   of 2,470 initial matches, 2,297 were false positives -- about 92 percent."
   - Facial recognition software is biased towards white men, researcher
   finds
   <https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/11/17001218/facial-recognition-software-accuracy-technology-mit-white-men-black-women-error>
   [The Verge] "New research out of MIT’s Media Lab is underscoring what other
   experts have reported or at least suspected before: facial recognition
   technology is subject to biases based on the data sets provided and the
   conditions in which algorithms are created."
   - Facial recognition is coming to TicketMaster events
   <https://mashable.com/2018/05/04/livenation-ticketmaster-facial-recognition>
   [Mashable] "With this facial recognition technology, event-goers would not
   need to scan a digital or paper ticket. They would just walk into the
   venue. And according to Blink Identity's website, that doesn't mean just
   scanning your face instead of a ticket. Attendees can just walk through
   venue gates, 'at full walking speed, without having to slow down or look at
   the camera.'"
   - Smile, Your Face Is Now in a Database
   <https://medium.com/@bnpowers8/smile-your-face-is-now-in-a-database-7d3ed3ad3abe>
   [Medium] "Congress has been clear that the Biometric Exit program is about
   collecting biometrics from foreign nationals but never giving DHS
   permission collect biometrics from U.S. citizens—but that’s exactly what
   DHS is doing, according to Rudolph."

*From the Ohio Web Library <http://ohioweblibrary.org>:*

   - Counterpoint: Facial Recognition Technology Should Be Regulated to
   Address Privacy Concerns. Points of View: Facial Recognition Technology
   <http://proxy.oplin.org:2054/login.aspx?direct=true&db=pwh&AN=124174937>
   (*Points of View: Facial Recognition Technology*, 1.)
   - If Facial Recognition Comes to Body Cameras, How Will Government
   Respond?
   <http://proxy.oplin.org:2054/login.aspx?direct=true&db=cmh&AN=2W6959190404>
   (Kawamoto, D. (2018, May 1). If Facial Recognition Comes to Body Cameras,
   How Will Government Respond?. *Government Technology*.)
   - Facial recognition technology spots wanted man in crowd of 60,000
   Chinese concert-goers
   <http://proxy.oplin.org:2054/login.aspx?direct=true&db=cmh&AN=P6S324068076118>
   (*ABC Premium News*, Consumer Health Complete, EBSCO*host*, viewed 7 May
   2018.)

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