IBM terminates facial recognition, calls for better reforms
The company will stop offering facial recognition software and opposes any use of such technology for purposes of mass surveillance and racial profiling.
The company will stop offering facial recognition software and opposes any use of such technology for purposes of mass surveillance and racial profiling.
The use of facial recognition technology, in its present form, is not in conformity with the right of privacy. With the people becoming aware that they are under constant watch and are being photographed, it may also be a blow to fundamental rights and particularly Article 19 of the Constitution. Since all biometrics including facial data are of a sensitive nature, some basic rules are required to be followed in respect of the usage of facial recognition technology. These safeguards are unavailable. Where the future of human beings is at stake, we have to exercise a certain degree of restraint and caution, giving full respect to the Constitutional norms.
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