University of Kentucky Installs Facial Recognition Tech Around Campus, Sparking Privacy Debate

That’s the pitch for the University of Kentucky’s voluntary pilot of Alcatraz AI‘s Rock system.

During enrollment, Rock captures a temporary facial image and converts it into an encrypted mathematical representation that Alcatraz AI calls a Facial Signature.

The template is tied to a badge number rather than your name, according to Alcatraz AI’s privacy materials.

Alcatraz AI’s privacy policy defers the template retention period to the “solution owner,” which is the university.

The reviewed UK materials do not state a specific retention period or deletion deadline.