The Dangers of Facial Recognition Technology

Facial recognition technology is becoming increasingly widespread, with applications ranging from unlocking our phones to controversial uses such as identifying and excluding individuals from certain venues. Clearview AI, a secretive startup, has taken facial recognition to a new level by scraping billions of photos from social media sites without consent, building a database of 30 billion faces. Their facial recognition app allows users to search for a person's face and find all instances of it on the internet, potentially revealing personal information and photos the person may not even know are online. Clearview AI has been selling the app to law enforcement agencies, raising concerns about privacy and the ability to move anonymously in public spaces.