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Facial Recognition (IT CLASS)
Whether we want to believe it or not technology is a growing aspect in out world and it is being implemented into our lives by providing security. Facial recognition is not a new technology however, it is beginning to be used a lot more in today's world. In this article I want to talk about how and why facial recognition is used. If know you anything about sports then you know how big the events for sports can be. Facial recognition is used at these events to ensure the security of all the citizens there. This brings up questions about ethical and privacy issues. Many may say that FR (facial recognition) violates our amendments but at these huge sports gatherings they are actually a hot spot for sexual predators and FR is a way to identify these individuals without using the eyes of police which can sometimes miss these individuals. This is just one of many ways that facial recognition is used for security. Another way that it is used is actually for access into certain buildings. FR has many uses, I have just talked about security, now I am going to explain that FR can be used for access. Many companies are growing and implementing many new uses of technology in order to keep growing. One of the ways they are growing is by bringing in FR for their employees. To gain access into the building and other parts of the building FR is used to let them in and sometimes keep them from going to areas that are off limits. These are just two examples of how FR is used out many many. You may be thinking what if someone's look changes over time. What happens then? FR is not as smart as it could be... yet, but the way FR works is that it measures different parts of the face such as how far away someones eyes are, the size of their nose, cheekbones, and their head shape. This way if someone tries to disguise themselves from FR it will fail because FR has taken these specific measurements and is specific to that person. As I said before FR is a growing technology and it is not perfect and we have many years before it is, so yes, it does make mistakes and is sometimes not the best method to use but that doesn't change the fact that it is being used and will continue to be used in the future.