In recent weeks and months, legal and technical issues related
to use of facial recognition systems in the United States have
received national attention, including concerns that the technology
lacks accuracy in identifying non-white individuals and that its
widespread use by police departments may play a role in racially
discriminatory policing. Privacy considerations will play a key
role in the ongoing debate over the future of facial recognition
technology.
Facial recognition systems (FRS) are automated or semi-automated
technologies that analyze an individual's features by
extracting facial patterns from video or still images. FRS use
attributes or features of an individual's face to create data
that can be used for the unique personal identification of a
specific individual. FRS use has grown exponentially in recent
years. In addition to widespread adoption by law enforcement
agencies, FRS are also frequently used in retail, banking and
security sectors, such as
