Google testing facial recognition technology for security near Seattle
Google is testing facial recognition for security at its Seattle campus. Cameras compare faces to badges for unauthorized individuals. Privacy concerns arise amid past security issues. Other tech giants face similar scrutiny.
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Google is testing facial recognition technology for security purposes at its corporate campus near Seattle. The initial test is being conducted at an office in Kirkland, Washington, where interior security cameras are comparing facial data to employee badge images to identify unauthorized individuals on the premises. The Security and Resilience Services team at Google will use this data to enhance security measures. Employees entering the building cannot opt out of the facial screening, but the data is used immediately and not stored. Google has faced security challenges in the past, including a violent incident at YouTube's office in 2018. The use of facial recognition technology has raised privacy concerns, especially in light of recent protests and layoffs at Google. Other tech companies like Amazon, Microsoft, and IBM have also faced scrutiny over the use of facial recognition technology. Google's CEO's personal security costs the company millions annually, highlighting the significant investment in security measures.
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wow! i know legit/top-notch exec security isn't cheap, but that much?!? yikes
What do we expect to happen, eventually? It seems obvious that all things that would otherwise be monitored manually and less efficiently will be monitored automatically. Is that not the promise of IT?
We seem to have trust issues around our institutions, and, fair enough. But is the only way here not obviously to make sure our institutions work, because tech will do whatever it possibly can anyway, at someone's hand, eventually? We seem to marginally resist the future but I don't see to what reasonable end.
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