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Facial Recognition Technology

The need for public regulation and corporate responsibility

Brad Smith
Microsoft, 2018
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It’s unusual for big tech companies to ask for government regulation – yet Microsoft has done just that. In a blog post, the company’s president Brad Smith warns about the potential misuses of facial recognition technology, stating that a common regulatory framework will be in everyone’s best interests. It is not yet known whether Microsoft’s competitors will join his call for industry standards. Yet Smith’s essay raises a series of important ethical questions, which getAbstract believes tech industry insiders will want to consider.

Take-Aways

  • Facial recognition technology sparks human rights concerns related to people’s right to privacy and freedom of expression.
  • It is incumbent on both government regulators and technology companies to  prevent possible misapplications of this powerful tool.
  • The US Congress should establish a bipartisan expert commission to advise elected officials on how best to regulate the complex technology.

About the Author

Brad Smith is the president and chief legal officer of Microsoft.

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