Re:San Francisco proposal would ban government facial recogn...
by olliej on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @01:12AM
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Given people seem super pro “catch the criminals” because facial recognition:
1. It can only identify people it already has facial recognition for. So that means people who are already in the system - who you already have fingerprints as well.
2. Can facial recognition provide cause for a warrant? If it can, what happens if its accuracy is biased (see the numerous studies showing “accurate” facial recognition systems are in the order of 15%-20% less accurate at identifying women of color than white men). Seems like that would be reason to get the warrant dismissed and subsequent evidence removed - based on my years of legal experience watching tv ;)
3. Can this be used to identify wanted people randomly on the street, or is it just retroactive (eg there was a crime, identify the person in the picture). The latter is significantly less of a problem (imo) than continuous live identification.
4. How long is this data archived? Who is responsible when it leaks?
1. It can only identify people it already has facial recognition for. So that means people who are already in the system - who you already have fingerprints as well.
2. Can facial recognition provide cause for a warrant? If it can, what happens if its accuracy is biased (see the numerous studies showing “accurate” facial recognition systems are in the order of 15%-20% less accurate at identifying women of color than white men). Seems like that would be reason to get the warrant dismissed and subsequent evidence removed - based on my years of legal experience watching tv ;)
3. Can this be used to identify wanted people randomly on the street, or is it just retroactive (eg there was a crime, identify the person in the picture). The latter is significantly less of a problem (imo) than continuous live identification.
4. How long is this data archived? Who is responsible when it leaks?