ARTICLE · 19 JUNE 2018

The Law, the iPhone and Facial Recognition

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As the technology advances, different interpretations of the law established come forward.

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Mahatma Gandhi said an eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind. Talking about eyes, we have heard that every closed eye is not sleeping and every open sight is not seeing. From eyeglasses to contact lens and from augmented reality to google glass, disruptive technologies continue to emerge and change the way we see things. Even an iPhone for that matter. Why iPhone? You may ask. Recently at the announcement of iPhone X, Apple announced its new Face-ID feature which would allow users to lock and also unlock their phones using the TrueDepth camera. In that sense every open eye is not seeing' may lose its significance. Trying to keep my eyes open as I continue to focus.

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