Facial Recognition Technology

Last month, as we previously reported, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it will host a December workshop to explore potential privacy and security implications raised by the increasing use of facial recognition technology.  Yesterday, Senator John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.), chairman of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee sent

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The Federal Trade Commission announced this week that it will host a workshop to explore potential privacy and security implications raised by the increasing use of facial recognition technology.  The discussion will take place on December 8, 2011 in Washington, DC.

According to the FTC, the workshop, which is free and open to the public, may focus on topics including:Continue Reading FTC To Hold Facial Recognition Technology Workshop