*Did you protest recently? Your face might be in a database* /In the United States, at least one in four law enforcement agencies // //are able to use facial recognition technology. The implications are troubling/ /Evan Selinger and Albert Fox Cahn /Fri 17 Jul 2020 11.27 BST In recent weeks, millions have taken to the streets to oppose police violence and proudly say: “Black Lives Matter.” These protests will no doubt be featured in history books for many generations to come. But, as privacy researchers, we fear a darker legacy, too. We know that hundreds of thousands of photos and videos of protesters have been recorded and uploaded online. They could remain there indefinitely, only to be dredged up decades later. It is for this reason that we must ask whether those photos could end up in a facial recognition database. [...] continua qui: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jul/17/protest-black-lives-ma...