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Face recognition and detection technologies are becoming cheaper, faster and more common, raising the question of whether people can remain anonymous in the near future.
Detection and recognition of digital signs and sensors for faces is no longer a problem with science fiction.
They are real, everywhere from shopping malls to bars to smartphones.
So, what is it that protects you from Big Brother tracking your actions and violating your privacy?
So far, technology is the only major obstacle.
Today, the technology is not strong enough to take pictures of someone on the street and immediately know who they are.
The computer processor is not fast enough to scan billions of images in real time to match offline faces with online photos.
But it will come soon.
"IT takes four hours to match two American photos in real time," says Alessandro isti, professor of IT and public policy at Heinz College at Carnegie Mellon University . ".
"This is too long to be done in real time.
But assuming that cloud computing time is steadily improving, we will soon be closer to that reality than many of us think.
"Acquisti and his research team at Carnegie Mellon University have developed an evidence --of-
Concept iPhone app that can capture photos of a person and display their name, date of birth and Social Security number in seconds.
Currently, reference photos have to be uploaded to the database, but Acquisti says the processing speed will quickly become fast enough to complete the whole process instantly online.
Since 1993, the false positive rate of face recognition has been halved every two years, reaching 0.
According to data from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, by the end of last year, that figure was 003%.
Although it is still difficult for a computer to recognize a face with insufficient light or poor photo quality, the program can now capture the contours of the face and build a 3D model of the face, rotate the photo and identify the person to which the face belongs.
If the future that you can always be recognized is really right in front of you, it will stop advertisers, even the government putting names on anonymous faces that used to walk into the store, hang out on the street or protest rally?
This is what the Federal Trade Commission tried to find at a face recognition policy meeting in Washington last month.
Answer as of now: Industry Selfregulation.
The Digital Signage Federation, an alliance of companies operating digital signage that detects or recognizes faces, has developed privacy guidelines that require consumers to "choose"
Is detected or identified in. But that "opt-
In "can be as simple as walking into the store, the store will post the face it detects on the window.
Privacy advocates and lawyers representing face recognition companies agree that these issues need to be addressed from the system.
As of today, there is no law or regulation specifically preventing the detection or identification of your face without your consent. "Is U. S.
Is the privacy law for facial recognition ready?
It's not even close, "said Daniel solo, professor of law at George Washington University.
However, the solution is not easy.
Warning people that a particular venue is equipped with face detection technology, which means that the only way people are not detected is to avoid the location.
But what if this is a pharmacy and someone needs a prescription?
How about the "do not track" facial registry?
Even if the technology can be developed, it is not feasible to ask everyone to submit a photo, and many people are reluctant to choose --
Exit from the system that most people think should be chosenin.
It was suggested that the red line be used to represent the area of face recognition, or even a separate entrance.
But what about the numbers on the sidewalk?
"Wear a mask," said John Wildi, a senior lawyer at the Center for Electronic Privacy Information . ".
There is an idea now.
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