Image Recognition
It was a case of mistaken identity, one that was triggered, ironically, by the latest in digital technology: a facial recognition system. For some time now, debates over facial recognition tend to focus on places like China, where the technology is being used for social control, or perhaps India, notorious for its use of facial recognition to identify anti-government protesters. More recently, starting in 2018, Nice began experimenting with facial recognition and has even tested biometric technology in high schools. Facial recognition technology also has the advantage of being hands-free, and can thus be a tool in the fight against COVID-19. For proponents of such programs, facial recognition tech can help keep us safer.