In a blog post for 4Hoteliers, Joseph Fischer writes about privacy concerns that stem from hotel use of facial recognition. Fischer notes that, though the system is intended for recognizing VIPs, it could expand to recognize “black-listed guests,” hotel critics and reporters, “problematic” reviewers and other guests from classification organizations. “There are clearly some advantages in having such a system,” he writes, “but one of the key questions that comes to my mind is what about our guests’ privacy?” He also notes such a system could be misused or hacked. Intel has also reportedly dropped a facial recognition feature from an upcoming TV service out of lighting and privacy concerns.
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