London Streets' Facial Recognition Cams
Very Controversial Street Surveillance System Stock Image: Surveillance Camera Purpose to Stop Violent Crime London is becoming one of the largest city in the Western world to utilize advanced and highly controversial facial recognition cameras on its streets. China is the biggest user of the technology. Critics are calling London "Beijing Lite". Critics argue facial recognition technology violates individual's privacy and has an extremely high false positive rate of 81%, according to independent research. European Union, Google and Microsoft Snooping Wars Major players are weighing in on this emerging, disruptive technology. The European Union has proposed a 5 year temporary ban on use of facial recognition technology until the kinks are ironed out and abuses can be thwarted. At Davos this week, Alphabet/Google CEO Sundar Pichai revealed that he supports a temporary ban. On the other hand, Microsoft CEO Brad Smith does not support any dela