facial recognition
Noun
Meaning
biometric identification by scanning a person's face and matching it against a library of known faces
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Examples
they used face recognition to spot known terrorists
Facial recognition technology, which the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has used to build a mass surveillance state, has also proliferated in more than 100 countries and, in some cases, served as a tool for targeting political dissidents, the report noted.
Facial recognition technology is hopelessly inaccurate.
Facial recognition technology is booming both for commercial and security purposes, from Amazon scanning faces in its grocery store on 117 million Americans.
Facial recognition software was used to generate additional personal information about individual shoppers, including estimated age and gender.
Facial recognition technology also is a popular tool for law enforcement and security.