This afternoon, the Department of Commerce (DoC) will host its second in a series of talks on the implications of facial recognition technology, The Hill reports. The meeting will feature a presentation from Animetrics, whose CEO said the goal is to inform people so they “better understand (the technology) and maybe not be so afraid,” adding, “Let’s not jump the gun about making policies to control face recognition until we really understand the problem.” The DoC said the meeting will consider uses—such as mobile apps that identify individuals by their faces in public, devices that can be accessed by a faceprint and companies that mine faceprint databases for employment and marketing purposes—that should be covered by a National Telecommunications and Information Administration code.
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