Microsoft Calls on Congress To Regulate Face Recognition (axios.com)

Addressing a growing concern by privacy advocates and users alike over the usage of facial recognition by government bodies, Microsoft urged the US government on Friday to start thinking about what limits should be set on the use of such technologies. From a report: In a blog post, Microsoft also said it is consulting with outside groups to help set its own policies for how it will use and sell such technology. Face recognition can be used for a range of purposes, from reuniting missing kids to mass surveillance. Currently, there are few rules for those using or selling the technology. "The only effective way to manage the use of technology by a government is for the government proactively to manage this use itself," Microsoft president Brad Smith said in a blog post. "And if there are concerns about how a technology will be deployed more broadly across society, the only way to regulate this broad use is for the government to do so." For its own part, Smith said Microsoft is going to move slowly on commercial use of face recognition while it explores what its own policies should be.

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Re:Should require a warrant

[BronsCon]

can *also* do facial recognition OCR.

Well, I don't have to worry about that, then. You do, of course, because you're quite the character.

Re:Should require a warrant

[Presence Eternal]

Facial optical character recognition? So, what, it turns your expression into emoji?

That actually sounds pretty cool.