Security News > 2020 > April > How to balance privacy concerns around facial recognition technology

While newer regulations like the EU's General Data Protection Regulation and the California Consumer Privacy Act are steps in the right direction to protect consumer privacy, there is a need for tighter regulation for facial recognition technology.

Facial recognition vs. facial authentication.

To help draw a clearer line in the sand when it comes to facial recognition and necessary regulation, there needs to be a better sense of what the technology can and cannot be used for.

The best way to help draw this distinction is by putting facial recognition and facial authentication in two different buckets.

Recent debate around the use of facial recognition brings to light an urgent need for regulatory measures and clear distinction behind the appropriate use of the technology.

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