Did you protest recently? Your face might be in a database | Evan Selinger and Albert Fox Cahn

In the United States, at least one in four law enforcement agencies are able to use facial recognition technology. The implications are troublingIn 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. Related: Donald Trump has battled to block my film's release for years. Now he has failed | Anthony Baxter Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jul/17/protest-black-lives-matter-database #facial_recognition #protest #us_news #technology #world_news