Facial Recognition Apps Carries Risk of User Privacy

By: Fahmida Y. Rashid, eWeek

The Federal Trade Commission would take a hard line on companies that violate consumer privacy using facial recognition technology, the agency’s chairman said at a public workshop. Government officials, privacy advocates and technology companies discussed the ethics of facial recognition and the impact on user privacy at a workshop in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 8. Facial recognition technology has been integrated in a wide range of products and services, including online social networks, digital billboards and mobile apps, which raises a host of privacy and security concerns, the FTC said.

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Facial-Recognition-Apps-Carries-Risk-of-User-Privacy-Violations-FTC-Warns-497289/?kc=rss

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